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Introduction to Mental Health
4 Cr.
A survey of the varieties of human behavior with emphasis on normal and deviant modes of responding. The introduction to classification and treatment behavior. The role of the mental health technician in the therapeutic setting. Lecture 4 hours. Laboratory 0 hours. Prerequisite: Departmental approval.
717-122
Records Development
2 Cr.
Procedures for collecting personal and family data. Forms for record keeping. Analyzing data for their need and purpose. Summarizing and gathering data for surveys and research reports. Lecture '1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Prerequisite: Departmental approval.
717-123
Introduction to Case Work Procedures
3 Cr.
An introduction to the basic principles of social case work with emphasis on the mental health technician's unique role in the case work process. Students will work in a setting where case work is a primary operation. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Prerequisite: 717-121 Introduction to Mental Health or departmental approval.
717-124
Supportive Techniques
3 Cr.
Development of the basic skills of relating at the patient's level of communication. Emphasis will be placed on the role of the mental health technician as a participant observer in the care of patients. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 0 hours. Prerequisite: 717-121 Introduction to Mental Health.
717-125
Community Resources
3 Cr.
Community agencies involved in mental health treatment and their relative roles. Procedures for utilizing the various agencies both as a source of information and as a referral unit. Student will work with a community agency in the Metropolitan Cleveland area. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 0 hours. Prerequisite: 717-123 Introduction to Case Work Procedures.
717-201
Mental Health Procedures
3 Cr.
An intensive study of the various schools of thought in the treatment and care of the mentally ill. A critical evaluation of the forms of therapy including psychological, drug, shock and other forms of therapy. Use of the case study to emphasize differential treatment needs of patients. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 0 hours. Prerequisites: 717路121 Introduction to Mental Health and departmental approval. 222