Advanced Social Policy- Intl Mental Health

Catalog description

This course will introduce students to the overarching framework of international social policy and development with comparative references to developing and developed regions of the world. Emphasis will be on the identification of social, economic and political issues that impact those most vulnerable and disadvantaged by poverty, gender, age, disability, religion or ethnicity; and will explore the development and implementation of public and private global responses. Social policies, interventions, and solutions will be analyzed highlighting critical areas of poverty, human rights of children, gender issues including violence against women and trafficking, health including mental health, HIV/AIDS and non-communicable diseases, migration, and complex emergencies including conflicts, climate change and natural disasters.