Description
About the Course Intrapersonal Factors Promoting Diversity
This online course Intrapersonal Factors Promoting Diversity Tolerance may be applied toward our Certificate of Advanced Study in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy if desired. The course consists of reading Butrus and Witenberg’s 2013 article, “Some Personality Predictors of Tolerance to Human Diversity: The Roles of Openness, Agreeableness, and Empathy,” published in Australian Psychologist.
What personal characteristics are associated with greater tolerance of human diversity? Butrus and Witenberg examine tolerance as a multidimensional construct involving beliefs, speech, and actions, and investigate the extent to which personality and dispositional factors predict tolerant attitudes and behavior. Particular attention is given to openness, agreeableness, and empathy, including the relative contribution of these characteristics to ethnic and racial tolerance. The authors also consider implications of their findings for education and public policy.
Please note that the article for this course is not open access and is not included with the course. Participants must obtain access independently, either directly from the publisher or through a personal, institutional, or library subscription.
Article Authors and Course Instructor
The article was authored by Ninawa Butrus, Ph.D., and Rivka T. Witenberg, Ph.D. Dr. Butrus is a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist in Melbourne, Australia, and a board-approved clinical supervisor. She has more than 15 years of experience across clinical and forensic settings, including psychological assessment and treatment, correctional and forensic services, court-related assessment, and clinical supervision.
Dr. Witenberg is a psychologist, academic, and author whose research has focused extensively on tolerance to human diversity, moral development, reasoning, and judgment. She has taught developmental and cognitive psychology at the University of Melbourne and Australian Catholic University and is the author of The Psychology of Tolerance: Conception and Development. Her work has also informed professional training for educators and public-policy discussions concerning racial and religious tolerance.
Marylie W. Gerson, Ph.D., selected the article and prepared the course description and learning assessment. Dr. Gerson is a licensed psychologist and Professor Emerita who has taught at undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels. Her scholarly interests have included tolerance, openness to diversity, and related psychological processes.
CE Credits
This course earns 2 continuing education credits.
The Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Conflicts of Interest or Commercial Support
There is no commercial support or other potential conflict of interest for this program, presentation, or instructor.
Commitment to Diversity and Accessibility
We are committed to respecting diversity in all of its forms, including age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, language, socioeconomic status, religion, and disability. We also strive to make all of our activities accessible to individuals with special needs or disabilities. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns regarding any of our programs.
Sources and Relevance
Our programs and teaching methods are supported by current, empirically-based scientific literature, and are designed to provide continuing education that is relevant to psychological practice, education, and/or research, so that psychologists may maintain and expand their ability to serve the public and contribute to the profession.
Target Audience
Our courses are designed for postdoctoral-level psychologists; this course is an introductory-level course. Mental health professionals, educators, and researchers have a variety of educational backgrounds and needs—if you have any questions about whether this course could benefit you and/or would be appropriate for your level of training, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns.
Course Schedule
This course will be available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so you will be able to pace yourself in a manner that is comfortable for you.
Course Format Summary
The Intrapersonal Factors Promoting Diversity Tolerance course consists of reading the journal article:
Butrus, N., & Witenberg, R. T. (2013). Some personality predictors of tolerance to human diversity: The roles of openness, agreeableness, and empathy. Australian Psychologist, 48, 290–298. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-9544.2012.00081.x.
Please note that this article is not open access and is not included with the course. Participants must obtain access independently, either directly from the publisher or through a personal, institutional, or library subscription.
After completing the course material, participants take an online multiple-choice test. A passing score of 75% is required to earn CE credit. Participants receive immediate corrective feedback for missed questions and may take the test up to three times. A Certificate of Completion is available online upon successful completion of the test.
Cost and Refund/Cancellation Policy
The cost of the course is $21. This does not include the journal article (see Course Format Summary above). Your satisfaction is important to us. If you are not satisfied with a course, please let us know—we will cancel your order and gladly offer you a full refund.
