Please complete the following PRIOR to our class on August 28:
1. Getting to Know You Questionnaire
Go to Blackboard Announcements for the questionnaire link.
2. Online Reflection Activity (ORA) #1: Blackboard Discussion Board
Go to Blackboard to the Discussion Board link and post to the "Please Introduce Yourself" forum.
3. Video
View the 50-second video, Make Your Reading Count before doing any of the readings.
4. Readings
Read the assigned articles (linked below). It is recommended that you take notes, as it fosters a deeper processing of the material. The password is posted on Blackboard (Announcements).
Hook: Engaging Clients with Cultural Humility
Wilkerson: America's Enduring Caste System
Optional Reading for Supplemental Information: Lopez & Elizalde-Utnick: Beyond the Boundaries of Multicultural School Psychology
5. Prepare for In-Class Quiz (RAT#1) at the Beginning of Class
Review your notes from the readings. The 5-question multiple-choice quiz will be on the Hook and Wilkerson readings.
You will be taking the quiz individually and then again with your team.
In this session we will begin by forming teams. We will then discuss class norms for brave spaces. This will be followed by the quiz on the readings. Students will see a snapshot of the course's training modules, and we will go over course requirements. Students will then engage in several application activities and team and whole-class discussions on: cultural humility and multicultural counseling competence (i.e., awareness, knowledge, and skill); sociocultural identities; and Isabel Wilkerson's portrayal of America's 'caste' system, and how it relates to the school psychologist's work with marginalized students and their families.
Our names tell a lot about who we are and where we come from. We often have thoughts about our names and their roots and significance. Reflect on your name using the attached worksheet.