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 with
PSYC 340.
Prerequisite:
PSYC 101 or
SCWK 205.
Prerequisite
PSYC 101 or SCWK 205