PSY76100H - Cultural Seminar: Liberation Psychology

(3 units)

Students will explore a dynamic history of liberation psychology and its impact on the broader field of psychology. This history will serve as a foundation to radically imagine how the role of the counselor can better serve diverse communities and to understand the roles of power and privilege both inside and outside of clinical practice. This course will utilize a counselor-advocate-scholar model with an emphasis on culturally humble, trauma-informed, and harm reduction best practices. Through engagement with local community organizations here in San Diego and beyond, this course will be designed to pique the interests of any future mental health professional who is looking for career opportunities beyond private practice and institutionalized care.