Culturally appropriate mental health assessment strategies, community-based intervention programs, and methods of program evaluation will be reviewed and illustrated with case examples from Palestinian, Sudanese, and other refugee populations. Students will be assigned to psychosocial problem-solving teams. Students will be expected to keep up with the assigned readings and participate actively in class discussions. Students are expected to attend class regularly and participate actively in class discussions. Students are required to complete a term paper on an approved topic related to psychosocial issues in forced migration and refugee studies.
Papers are due on the assigned date at the beginning of class.
Papers received in the week following the due date will be marked down. Papers that are more than one week late will not be accepted. There will be two essay examinations given during the semester. Students will be given a choice of four out of six essay questions to answer, using information from the assigned readings and class discussions. Cultural transmission and development.