Issues in Advanced Psychopathology and Its Treatment

Catalog description

Students will gain an advanced understanding of the critical mental health issues impacting children, adolescents and adults. The course will focus on etiology, diagnosis treatment and evidence-based research. Cultural factors, gender, socioeconomic status, education, family, race, ethnicity and genetic predisposition to mental illness will be explored. Focus will include prevention, community barriers and various forms of client treatment that will impact recovery.