SOC 523 - Seminar in Community Mental Health

Institution:

California State University-San Marcos

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Description:

Examines community based mental health treatment. Addresses the following issues: 1) history of community mental health; 2) community treatment and deinstitutionalization; 3) models of community mental health; 4) the role of psychiatrists and other mental health professionals; 5) case management and the role of informal support networks; 6) crisis intervention and hospital and nonhospital alternatives; 7) the role of prevention and chronic mental illness as a lifestyle; and 8) patient rights and the ethics of community mental health. Enrollment restricted to students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Sociological Practice Program.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.csusm.edu

Phone Number:

(760) 750-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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