PSY 375 - Mental Health Policies and Practices in the United States and the United Kingdom

Students in this June term course will study and contrast the mental health policies and practices in the U.S. with those in the U.K. The first two weeks of the class will take place at Hope College where students from Hope College and Liverpool Hope University will learn about the laws, civil liberties, treatment, and funding for mental health care in the U.S. The second two weeks will take place at Liverpool Hope University where students will similarly learn about laws, civil liberties, treatment, and funding for mental health care in the U.K. Students will learn through readings, visits to mental health facilities, and presentations by mental health professionals and individuals with a chronic mental illness. Learning will be assessed by engagement in classroom discussions, small reaction papers, presentations, and a large integrative paper comparing the two mental health systems. Cross-listed with SWK 375.

Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Summer
Prerequisites: PSY 100 or SWK 241