SWK 385 - Social Services in Mental Health Settings

3 Credit(s)

This course offers a broad introduction to social work in the field of mental health including work in institutional and community-based settings. Major policy considerations in the delivery of mental health services are addressed as well as a variety of intervention strategies. A major emphasis is on the social worker’s role in the mental health field and as a member of an interdisciplinary team with other mental health professionals. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior status.