Current Trends and Issues in Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSYCH 58)

3 Units
Prerequisite: PSYCH 56 with a grade of C, CR, P or better
Lecture: 3 hours
This course moves from theory to practice in psychosocial rehabilitation. The student will work with the principles of psychosocial rehabilitation and through individual and group work, put them into practice. The emphasis is on identifying how to put the core values of hope, choice, self-responsibility and meaningful role into practice. The course outlines appropriate boundaries and ethics in practice. It also covers humanizing the language of the medical model and ways to work with symptomatology successfully. In addition, elements of case management practice are covered, including resource identification, development, team practice, assessment, assessing risk, improving employment outcomes, housing and working with the judicial system.
Transfer: CSU