SWK 735 - Assessment of Psychosocial Pathology

3 Credit(s) The Assessment of Psychosocial Pathology course focuses on the methods and criteria used in making differential decisions about mental health diagnoses, and introduces students to the application of the most commonly used diagnostic system, the DSM V. Students will also be introduced to a competency based model of assessment which takes into account the social, biological, psychological and strengths of individuals. Ethical issues and limitations related to current diagnostic systems will be discussed.
Prerequisite:

SWK 700