Lecture: 4hrs/week
This course will employ a number of instructional methods to accomplish its objectives, including all of the following:
- Lecture
- On-line instruction and activities
- Group discussion/chat
- Current issues in mental health services and systems
- Best and promising practices
- Senate of Canada report: Out of the Shadows at Last
- Canada’s National Strategy for Mental Health
- Knowledge Exchange
- Anti-stigma/anti-discrimination program
- Strategies for transforming mental health services
- Describe the historical context for mental health services in Canada.
- Identify and describe current trends in mental health services.
- Describe the results of research on mental health services.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of past practices in mental health services.
- Describe the major issues in mental health services and programs.
- Identify and explain the findings and recommendations of the Senate of Canada Report on Mental Health.
- Describe the role and strategies of the Mental Health Commission in promoting recovery-oriented systems and services in Canada.
Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with Douglas College policy. Evaluation will be based on the course objectives.
Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in the course as part of the student’s graded performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation will be clearly defined in the Instructor Course Outline.
The instructor will provide a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester. An example of one evaluation scheme is as follows:
In-class exams (4) 70%
Term paper or project 20%
Student presentation 10%
100%
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students:
Corrigan P.W., Mueser K.T., Bond G.R., Drake R.E., and Solomon P. (current edition) Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Rehabilitation. An Empirical Approach. Guildford Press: New York. ISBN 1-59385-489-7
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