SW-651 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

This course surveys the major brain disorders and forms of psychological functioning with which social workers come into contact. These include the schizophrenias, mood and anxiety disorders, impulse control disorders, cognitive disorders, somatoform disorders, dissociative disorders, childhood disorders and personality disorders. Emphasis is given to identifying and understanding the classifications described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV-TR. Pre- and co-requisites are Practice I and HBSE I.

Credits

3

Distribution

Social Work

Offered

F