Clinical and Counseling Professions: Practice & Research
What does applied mental health practice and research look like? This course aims to provide an overview of major issues, debates, and tensions in the applied mental health field. This course assumes that effective mental health treatment and research rests on the following foundations: 1) best available scientific evidence; 2) culturally-sensitive & contextual understanding of mental health; 3) contextualizing this topic in the major debates of the mental health field; 4) an interdisciplinary approach that recognizes the value of biological, psychological and societal contributions to mental health and its alleviation as well as overlaps across medicine, psychology, social work, and larger societal/cultural influences.
Topics
- Understanding of the biopsychosocial approach towards preventing, identifying and treating mental disorders in different contexts. Critical thinking skills to evaluate scientific ideas and research in original scientific papers & their presentation (or absence) in popular media. Ability to articulate both orally and in written form a critical, nuanced understanding of current debates and issues within mental health professions.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
{'preRequisiteCourse': '1195651', 'concurrentPrerequisit': False}
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027