SW 555 - Social Work Perspectives on Mental Health Disorders

Institution:

Portland State University

Subject:

Social Work

Description:

Explores the major mental disorders from an understanding of the biological, psychological, social, and cultural determinants of mental illness. Emphasis given to the changing roles of social workers who work with people diagnosed with a mental illness. Topics include history and theories of mental illness, DSM IV classification systems, biopsychosocial model assessment which includes diagnostic interviewing, specialty topics (e.g., homelessness, poverty) and critique of conventional and emerging empirical perspectives.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pdx.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 725-3511

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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