Develop knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversities and how to work affirmatively to promote social inclusion in your clinical practice.

You will also have a conceptual understanding that enables you to evaluate critically current research and advanced scholarship in the discipline; to evaluate methodologies and develop critiques of them and, where appropriate, to propose new hypotheses. These attributes should influence how you approach your learning and the preparation of your academic paper.
Philosophical, value and ethical bases of anti-oppressive practice; and Management of inherent tensions and complexities
The following competencies need to be included:
Develop knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversities and how to work affirmatively to promote social inclusion in your clinical practice;
Value social inclusion and demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities; understand issues of power, discrimination and oppression, the psychological impact of these, and how to work with these issues psychologically;
Develop an understanding of the importance of cultural and ethnic backgrounds and an awareness of difference including visible, less visible, and mixed backgrounds, and be able to work from a knowledge base of different cultural frameworks;
Have an understanding of the major religious beliefs and practices, spirituality, and how to work with these in clinical practice;
Understand the diversity of forms of relationships and families in gender and sexual minority clients; be knowledgeable of the diversity of sexual and gender minority identities and practices;