MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOTHERPAUTIC INTERVENTIONS IN SOCIAL WORK

This course is concerned with factors that promote mental health and prevent mental disorders. Bio-psycho-social theories of resiliency, coping, etiology, the impact of mental health disorders on children and family members, and the relationship of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and social class to mental disorders will be studied. Classification systems of child and youth functioning and disorders will be studied, (e.g., the DSM-IV and ICDM-IX). The impact of labeling and stigma will be explored. In addition the course will cover the various mental health services and programs for adults, children, and youth, and the roles that social workers perform. Promotion, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation services to the mentally ill, developmentally disabled, learning disabled and substance abuse populations will be surveyed.