SW 460 - UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOR FROM A SOCIO-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE: THEORIES OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

College of Social Work

Credit(s): 4

Problematic behavior is discussed employing a social work perspective. Students are introduced to a bio-psycho-socio-cultural assesment model and the DSM IV-TR criteria for mental health disorders. Students learn to respect the person in his or her environment and not to categorize them by their problems or diagnosis. Risk/resiliency and strengths perspectives are utilized to understand mental disorders within a scio- cultural context. Emphasis is placed on understanding how theoretical models explain psychopathology and inform interventions in social work practice.

Prereq: Open to Social Work Majors; SW 350, SW 422, SW 444
Approved for Distance Learning.