Description
Introduces advanced theory for clinical practice from which students build conceptual practice frameworks. Students choose and learn the components of a conceptually based practice approach in the context of social assessment, agency auspices, and the student’s developing theoretical framework. Clinical frameworks and interventions common across the field of behavioral health including harm reduction, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma informed service delivery, and evidence based practice. Evidence from research demonstrates that gender, race, culture, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and other aspects of diversity shape how symptoms of mental illness are experienced, interpreted, and expressed. The course includes both didactic instruction and experiential learning. This course examines how gender, race, culture, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and other aspects of diversity shape how symptoms of mental illness are experienced, interpreted, and expressed.