Social Work Perspectives on Psychopathology

Catalog description

This course presents psychopathology through a distinctly clinical social work perspective. The course includes bio-psycho-social assessment and the use of DSM-5-TR as a diagnostic tool. The course emphasizes assessment, advocacy, direct service, interdisciplinary collaboration and use of community resources and supports. The person is not defined by diagnosis or condition. Mental illness is seen through a strengths perspective and within a social context. Persons are viewed holistically, as participating members of their families and communities.