Companion Guide

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Course Development Support

Learning outcomes have been articulated for each of the key concepts in the CRSJ counselling model. These key concepts are organized under the 6 domains and 18 core competencies of the model for ease of integration of the e-book and the teaching and learning guide into courses. Drawing on the e-book, Embracing Cultural Responsivity and Social Justice: Re-Shaping Professional Identity in Counselling Psychology, curriculum developers or course instructors can simply (a) choose the domains and competencies most appropriate for their course; (b) choose the specific key concepts they want to address; (c) integrate the learning outcomes related to those key concepts; (d) use the e-book for definitions, grounding in the professional literature, theoretical and conceptual foundations, and applied practice examples; and then drawing on the companion teaching and learning guide, (e) link to, copy, or adapt the corresponding learning activities. Check out the video below that describes the CRSJ model in Chapter 2.

The key concepts featured in the conceptual and applied practice chapters in Embracing Cultural Responsivity and Social Justice: Re-Shaping Professional Identity in Counselling Psychology are supported through a comprehensive glossary at the end of the e-book. This enhanced, interactive glossary allows learners to explore these concepts in detail as well as to examine critically the interface among them. You can preview the enhanced, interactive glossary through the video below.

There is increased recognition that cultural responsivity and social justice cannot be confined to a single course in counsellor education programs. Instead, students are most likely to enhance their competency if these principles and practices are infused throughout the curriculum. The e-book Embracing Cultural Responsivity and Social Justice: Re-Shaping Professional Identity in Counselling Psychology and the CRSJ counselling model were designed with the explicit intent of infusing this content across the curriculum of the Master of Counselling program at Athabasca University. The e-book content could be covered in a stand-alone 13-week course on multicultural counselling and social justice. However, it could also be used across a graduate program with content related to professional identity and ethics (Domain III), relational practices (Domain IV), case conceptualization (Domain V), and change processes (Domain VI) revisited or infused into ethics, counselling skills, assessment, and interventions courses respectively.