RHS 401Community Mental Health Practice and Services
This course introduces issues specific to therapeutic helping in community mental health settings. Practical skills, knowledge, information, and suggestions unique to community mental health are provided. Topics such as roles of community practitioners, mental health services, psychiatric rehabilitation principles, recovery, ethics, diversity, certified peer specialists, evidence-based practices, advocacy, funding, and community change are addressed.
Prerequisites
None listed in the catalog.
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Spring (2 programs).
Required in (3)
- Rehabilitation and Human Services, B.S. (Abington)
- Rehabilitation and Human Services, B.S. (Education)
- Rehabilitation and Human Services, B.S. (University College)
One of the options in (1)
- Addictions and Recovery, Minor