0 or 3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Distance Learning Upper Division
Evidence-based treatment methods including principals of psychopharmacology and psychotherapeutic modalities across the life span are examined, evaluated and implemented in clinical practice. Factors, such as culture, neurobiology, developmental level and gender that impact disease expression, therapeutic approaches and treatment response are explored. Mental health assessment including standardized psychiatric assessment tools, including Mental Status Exam, Mood Disorder Questionnaire, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), DSM V and ICD is presented. In addition, developmental and functional level, and cultural influences are included. Substance use assessment skills and substance use interventions will be examined including how substance use impacts psychiatric symptom expression and response to treatment. Legal and ethical implications of care will be discussed.
Learning Outcomes1Apply epidemiology, physiology, developmental, informatics, technology, leadership systems, quality improvement, family, community, and health promotion theories and research in the care of children, adolescents, adults, and older adults with psychiatric conditions.
2Use appropriate diagnostic modalities in assessing the mental health care needs of children, adolescents, adults and older adults.
3Synthesize clinical and diagnostic data to formulate, implement, and evaluate care for mentally ill clients and their families.
4Communicate orally and in writing culturally sensitive plans of care that reflect mutually derived health priorities, goals and interventions for children, adolescents, adults and older adults with mental health conditions.
5Use appropriate legal and ethical standards of practice in the management of psychiatric and medical problems in children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.
6Implement and evaluate theory and research-based interventions to assist children, adolescents, adults, and older adults with psychiatric illness, developmental changes, and psychosocial/environmental problems.
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made by Purdue students.