SCWK 340 Mental Health and Diagnosis
This course will cover basic skills of working with individuals who require interventions because of a mental health diagnosis. Students will become familiar with mental health diagnoses as they exist in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), published by the American Psychiatric Association; issues regarding clients who are prescribed psychotropic medications to treat those diagnoses, and roles of social workers and counselors in providing services to those clients and their families.
Cross Listed Courses
PSYC 340
Prerequisite
PSYC 101 or SCWK 205