Psychiatric Mental Health and Illness Across the Lifespan Clinical

Catalog description

This clinical course focuses on preparing students to care for persons experiencing mental illness. Using a biopsychosocial model, students will engage in direct patient care across the mental health-illness continuum, working with individuals, families, and groups experiencing acute and chronic psychiatric conditions. Clinical experiences include community mental health centers, inpatient hospitals, integrated behavioral health settings, and outpatient psychiatric services. Emphasis is placed on therapeutic communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, trauma-informed care, and addressing social determinants of mental health within community contexts. Students work to cultivate clinical judgment, cultural humility, and advocacy skills essential for person-centered mental health care.