SOCIAL WORK MENTAL HEALTH

Catalog description

This course is directed to the analysis and evaluation of the role, function, as well as the social, ethical and legal responsibility of the clinical social worker that provides services to clients that present mental health problems. It focuses on the concepts of mental illness, the elements involved and the factors that influence the development of mental conditions from a biological, systemic and holistic perspective. The course explores the more common mental conditions, their etiology, and prevalence, and the methods of prevention and treatment in accordance with the DSM IV-TR as a tool in the diagnosis of mental illness.