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HUM 160 Diversity and Cultural Humility in Human Services

Credits: (3)
Students in this course examine the theory, philosophy, and practice of working with diverse populations, with a focus on the interactions between individual and unique cultures within societies and organizations attempting to move toward equality and cultural humility. Students explore cultural issues and ethics related to economic disparity, power, privilege, and social justice. Students also explore the complex social, political, and related ethical challenges advanced human services professional practitioners face as they seek to meet the needs of diverse populations. Students will also develop self-awareness regarding their own feelings, assumptions, and behaviors in relation to others different from themselves and how these impact their personal values and belief systems. Through readings, case studies, and practical assignments, students engage in in-depth assessments of emerging or persistent ethical or social justice issues, through which they demonstrate their ability to empower, support, and connect service users with community resources to develop their cultural humility.

Learning Outcomes
  1. Apply and communicate understanding of the importance of diversity and difference in shaping life experiences in practice at micro, mezzo, and macro levels.
  2. Describe principles of cultural humility and identify skills and practices to advance cultural humility in work with diverse clients and communities.
  3. Engage with others around identity and difference, and apply self-awareness to identify and manage the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse clients and communities.
  4. Discuss dynamics of power, privilege, and oppression, and identify practices that advance social, economic, and environmental justice.
  5. Apply knowledge of the historical and contemporary dynamics of privilege and oppression in society by drawing on examples from domestic and global contexts.