Self-Injury and Eating Disorders

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide an understanding of etiology, occurrence, course, treatment, and prevention of self-injury and eating disorders from a multidisciplinary perspective. In addition, this course will examine the roles and responsibilities of treatment team members and the variety of current therapeutic modalities in use. The instructor will provide a framework for the course material, and invite regular participation from students. The course format will include lecture, discussion, and case studies incorporating textbook and journal article information.