Module 5: Psychology in the multicultural environment

This module focuses on the relationship between multiculturalism, diversity, and altruistic behaviors. Individuals with more accepting attitudes toward multiculturalism would be more comfortable with diversity and manifest more altruistic behavior compared to those with less accepting attitudes toward multiculturalism.

Learning Outcomes:

• Psychology and multicultural counseling for teachers.
• History of Multicultural Psychology and understand within the context of sociopolitical oppression.
• Prejudice and Stereotypes understanding the links between individual cognition, prejudice (i.e., negative social attitudes), and discriminatory behaviors toward various groups.
• Racial/Ethnic Identity Development Models address the psychological meaning of racial/ethnic group membership.
• Acculturation and Biculturalism support from their culture and communities of origin.
• Multicultural Competence and reviewing relevant research and providing standards for integrating cultural concerns into the varied work of psychologists.
• Multicultural Training facilitate the development of multicultural competence in counseling and other forms of applied psychology, multicultural psychologists.
• Focus of Multicultural Psychology and cultural experiences of the majority group to be a part of multicultural psychology.