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MAKING SENSE OF MENTAL HEALTH & MENTAL ILLNESS

SOCWORK 336
Course Description

Examine critical perspectives of contemporary psychiatry and the mental health system, considering power structures, global and national cultural perspectives on mental health and illness, and the history, values, norms, and preferences of those served.

Prerequisites

Sophomore standing

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This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

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