STRENGTHENING LATINXS
Develop proficiency in conducting basic psychotherapeutic helping skills in Spanish through role-plays and specialized training that integrates Latinx psychological theories into practical clinical interventions. Demonstrate advanced Spanish proficiency on ACTFL Proficiency Placement Exam
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Consent of instructor Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss characteristics and behaviors that influence helping processes with Latinxs, including individual, cultural, social, political and historical factors Audience: Graduate 2. Learn basic attentional and interviewing skills in Spanish such as asking questions, paraphrasing, reflecting content and feeling, summarizing, and clarifying Audience: Graduate 3. Understand how to adapt interviewing abilities to individual differences and incorporate Latinx-centered values and practices Audience: Graduate 4. Learn how to gather clinical information and complete an initial diagnostic interview in Spanish Audience: Graduate 5. Understand how to effectively use supervision and consultation in Spanish Audience: Graduate 6. Develop self-awareness and self-assessment of one’s role in psychological service provision with Spanish-speaking Latinxs Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss characteristics and behaviors that influence helping processes with Latinxs, including individual, cultural, social, political and historical factors Audience: Graduate 2. Learn basic attentional and interviewing skills in Spanish such as asking questions, paraphrasing, reflecting content and feeling, summarizing, and clarifying Audience: Graduate 3. Understand how to adapt interviewing abilities to individual differences and incorporate Latinx-centered values and practices Audience: Graduate 4. Learn how to gather clinical information and complete an initial diagnostic interview in Spanish Audience: Graduate 5. Understand how to effectively use supervision and consultation in Spanish Audience: Graduate 6. Develop self-awareness and self-assessment of one’s role in psychological service provision with Spanish-speaking Latinxs Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027