Cultural Humility to Improve Health

Catalog description

Students learn U.S. and worldwide historical and current trends in mental illness, including disease screening efforts and DSM-V and ICD-11 diagnostic criteria. Risk factors and protective factors at the individual, interpersonal, community and environmental level are explored, and treatment options are discussed. Students discuss the impact of culture and language on the recognition and approach to mental health, including barriers and stigma that may arise. Students then develop a culturally humble program to decrease the burden of mental illness and promote cultural safety.