PSYCHOPATHOLOGY FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN MENTAL HEALTH

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: SOC WORK 612 and graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply knowledge of the social work perspective, examine the critical influence of culture, class, race and ethnicity, religion, and social values of the individual, family, group, and social institutions in the assessment of client strengths, vulnerabilities, and mental health symptomatology Audience: Graduate 2. Employ a multidimensional framework that includes a biopsychosocial assessment, the DSM-5 TR and other classification systems, culturally relevant variables and contemporary research when assessing, diagnosing, and treating the subjective distress of their clients Audience: Graduate 3. Differentiate diagnostic criteria of the major mental health conditions across the lifespan Audience: Graduate 4. Demonstrate skills necessary for diagnostic interviewing, formulation, and case presentation Audience: Graduate 5. Synthesize and effectively communicate findings through written reports and oral presentations to inform clinical practice Audience: Graduate 6. Apply clinical judgment, professional and ethical responsibility to inform practice Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply knowledge of the social work perspective, examine the critical influence of culture, class, race and ethnicity, religion, and social values of the individual, family, group, and social institutions in the assessment of client strengths, vulnerabilities, and mental health symptomatology Audience: Graduate 2. Employ a multidimensional framework that includes a biopsychosocial assessment, the DSM-5 TR and other classification systems, culturally relevant variables and contemporary research when assessing, diagnosing, and treating the subjective distress of their clients Audience: Graduate 3. Differentiate diagnostic criteria of the major mental health conditions across the lifespan Audience: Graduate 4. Demonstrate skills necessary for diagnostic interviewing, formulation, and case presentation Audience: Graduate 5. Synthesize and effectively communicate findings through written reports and oral presentations to inform clinical practice Audience: Graduate 6. Apply clinical judgment, professional and ethical responsibility to inform practice Audience: Graduate