CNSL 614 - Intro Cnslt & Fam/Comm/Mn Hlt

Credit(s): 3
3 hours lecture, 3 hours contact
Cross-listed With: PSYN 614
This course provides students with an introduction to three of the major focuses within the field of community psychology: prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of the mentally ill from a systems perspective. It will cover historical trends in community mental health, family interventions, methods of building psychological health, social systems analyses and modification, support systems and coping mechanisms, skill training, the process of implementing community based programs and community mobilization, community research, and the role of paraprofessionals and other community helpers.