Classroom lectures and seminars expose students to interviewing and helping principle trough active participation in faculty-supervised clinical practice. This course introduces the student to the principles and skills necessary for the effective use of groups to engage people and achieve goals. Classroom lectures and seminar provide students with an introduction to group dynamics and group process. It includes participation in a faculty supervised group experience. This course introduces students to an understanding of psychopathology as it interacts with psychiatric rehabilitation intervention efforts.
Students are able to define and differentiate between mental health and mental illness.
The use of common psychotropic drugs and their side effects are covered. Current psychiatric practices are discussed with an emphasis on rehabilitative interventions for the individual with psychiatric disability. Students observe and identify common interventions for working with the individual with severe mental illness. Clinical experiences emphasize participation under supervision in group activities program tasks, client skills training and skills practice. Classroom lectures and seminars provide students with opportunities to integrate theory with practical experience.