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MENTAL HEALTH POLICIES AND SERVICES

SOCWORK 836
Course Description

Preparation for leadership roles in mental health programs, agencies, and organizations. Examine mental health policies and services that influence care and treatment of persons with mental illness and shape mental health care systems, programs and services

Prerequisties

SOCWORK 709 or Declared in Social Work Advanced Standing MSW

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

2

Offered

Occasionally

Grade Point Average
3.88

2.35% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.61% from Historical

A Rate
85.71%

17.62% from Historical

Class Size
21

-42.61% from Historical

2025 Fall Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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