Introduction to the Treatment of Individuals with Serious Mental Illness.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online or face-to-face). 3 credits. Enrollment is restricted to students with junior status in the social work and mental health minor or by permission of the program director or course instructor. The course provides students introductory knowledge regarding the treatment, care and support for individuals with serious mental illness, including psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, major depression with psychotic symptoms and treatment-resistant depression. The course utilizes evidence-based, trauma informed and recovery oriented models to understand the mechanisms of treatment for individuals with SMI through a strengths-based, collaborative and anti-racist approach across contexts and levels of social work practice. The course is taught through an anti-racist, trauma-focused, healing-centered lens. Readings, podcasts, assignments and lectures will be taught/delivered through this lens.