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SWK 707 - Understanding Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Required and Suggested Readings

Course Description

The third course in the Human Behavior sequence, Understanding Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis, builds on the understanding of human development and diversity developed in the first two courses and focuses on an understanding of mental health. The goal in this course is to further elaborate on and apply theoretical frameworks supported by empirical evidence to compare and synthesize multiple sources of knowledge in a mental health context; and to foster integration of social work knowledge, skills, and cognitive and affective processes.