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The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness
Course
en
English
30 h
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- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 6 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
- Week 1 - Welcome and A Brief History of Madness
We begin with a quick orientation to the course and continue with our first lecture topic: A brief history of madness. - Week 2 - What is mental health and what causes mental illness?
- Week 3 - The social context of diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses
- Week 4 - Culture, mental health and mental illness
- Week 5 - Families, caregiving and mental illness
- Week 6 - society, communities and mental health
Prerequisite
None.
Instructors
Charmaine Williams
Associate Professor
Faculty of Social Work
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