COUN682 Counseling Womxn
Students in this course will gain knowledge of issues pertinent to the mental and emotional health of womxn, which includes cisgender, transgender, and nonbinary individuals who identify as women/female/femme. Central to this course is the concept of intersectionality, which students will learn and be able to utilize in the conceptualization of the mental health of womxn of diverse cultural and demographic backgrounds. Students will develop an understanding of the neurobiological, physiological, psychological, social, cultural, and political factors that contribute to womxnís mental health, as well as gain knowledge of evidence-based treatment practices in working with womxn of diverse backgrounds. Additionally, students will explore and critique the ways in which the fields of medicine, psychology, and counseling have historically conceptualized/treated womenís mental health issues.