SWK (0404) 717 - Evidence Based Practice with Serious Mental Illness: Paths To Recovery

Credits: 3.00

The focus of this course is on social work practice, which empowers clients who manifest serious mental illness. Among the psychodiagnostic categories covered are psychoses (brief and long term), post traumatic stress disorder, and associative disorders as they relate to intervention. Knowledge about psychopharmacology and the psychoeducational approach will be taught. Community services available to individuals and families will be critically compared.

Prerequisite 1: SWK 521