HCE 619 - Recovery-Oriented Origins of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practice

This course covers the historical, scientific, professional, and societal beliefs that have surrounded diagnostic psychiatry and the concepts of recovery from mental illness. Particular emphasis is given to recovery-oriented standards of care, ex-patients movement, legal rights and protections, medications, alternative treatments, trauma, and ethical issues in service delivery. Students will also explore their own values and motives for entering the field and examine the strengths and liabilities they may bring to their work.

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Credits: 3

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Course Type: Human Resources-Counseling Education