This course will explore the history and treatment of individuals with mental health disorders in the United States. Learners will be introduced to diagnoses, current treatment, and social impacts to care.
This course is designed to foster a competent and compassionate workforce to address challenges related to mental health. It explores the history, treatment, and societal views of mental health disorders in the United States, emphasizing the importance of culturally grounded and trauma-informed responses.
It also covers the significance of support systems in reintegration and uses person-first language to discuss mental health, distinguishing between mental illness and mental health disorders. The aim is to prepare learners to handle sensitive material with care and promote self-awareness and bias recognition in mental health provision.
It is recommended that students first complete the courses SWK1x: Introduction to Social Work and SWK2x: Areas of Social Work Practice on edX before enrolling in this course.
This course is suited for social workers, mental health professionals, students in related fields, and anyone interested in a deeper understanding of mental health issues and their treatment within the social context.
Skills acquired from this course can be applied in various professional settings, enhancing mental health services and advocacy, providing support for the reintegration of individuals into society, and promoting equitable care practices. These capabilities are vital for improving mental health outcomes and fostering inclusive environments.
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This course will present several “Wicked Problems” and explore them from a One Health approach. This process will help students see how using a multi-disciplinary, cross cultural approach to understanding the root causes of these issues supports a construction of resilient and sustainable solutions.
In this course learners will gain an understanding of women’s health issues across the lifespan. Going beyond the focus of reproductive health, learners explore important issues such as: Women and Relationships, Issues of Interpersonal Violence, Women and Mental Health, LGBTIA Health, and Women’s Aging.
In this capstone course learners will integrate and synthesize knowledge gained from the four preceding courses and apply that knowledge to real-world maternal and child health scenarios nationally and globally. Learners will explore the health and well-being of adolescent girls globally, climate change, women’s economic empowerment, and maternal health in the U.S.
This course explores issues affecting the health and well-being of women, children, and families. Taking a multidisciplinary life course perspective, this course considers the social and structural determinants of health including biological, demographic, epidemiological, economic, behavioral, social, cultural and environmental aspects.
