SW 8006 - Families of Persons with Serious Mental Illness

Institution:

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

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Description:

This course focuses on expanding knowledge and understanding of family and consumer perspectives regarding their shared and different experiences with mental illness. The importance of consumer and family involvement in planning, decision making, and treatment is studied. Psychoeducational resources for families are examined and various models of family adaptation and coping are reviewed. The importance of self-help efforts, social support networks, and family and consumer-operated alternative services will be explored. Specific family concerns related to their family member's quality of life, relationships, functioning and social stigma will be identified and explored. Advocacy for consumers and families, and potential conflicts between these two groups, is highlighted. The subjective experience of both consumers and family members is emphasized; methods for identifying perspectives of family members are provided; and strategies for becoming a direct resource to both consumers and their families are identified. Ethical issues and dilemmas will be examined and strategies for resolution will be identified as related to social work values. The role of culture and diversity in family experience with mental illness is explored.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uc.edu

Phone Number:

(513) 556-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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