Critical Analysis of Mental Health Practices in Schools

3 credits · Undergraduate

(4 hrs Lecture) In this course, student teachers develop ways to support student well-being in schools and engage knowledgably with mental health curriculum and mental health awareness campaigns promoted in Manitoba schools. This course exposes student teachers to the conventional psychiatry-based mental health approach as well as the inter-disciplinary scholarly critique of conventional mental health premises and practices. This course provides students with tools for a practical analysis of mental health curriculum, as well as the opportunity to consider a range of approaches to student distress and well-being that emphasize ethics, compassion, social justice, and community building. Note: It is expected that students have prior experience in another course with writing an academic paper using APA style. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and the special topics course EDUC-4000 Mental Health Premises and Practices.