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May 01, 2024
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SW 710 - Advanced Multidimensional Assessment (3 units)
The concepts and language of mental health and mental disorders; primary focus on the classification system of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), mental health diagnostic categories and the diagnostic process.
Prerequisite(s): SW 681 or admission to Advanced Standing MSW program.
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to provide a strengths-based, person-in-environment social work perspective as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
2. Students will be able to analyze how assessment is used at various agencies and write professional assessments/reports that document assessment information.
3. Students will be able to integrate understandings from a range of perspectives in assessing clients across levels and fields of practice.
4. Students will be able to integrate understandings from a range of perspectives in assessing clients across levels and fields of practice.
5. Students will be able to integrate understandings from a range of perspectives in assessing clients across levels and fields of practice.
6. Students will be able to discuss cultural factors that impact the signs and symptoms that can lead to misdiagnosis of mental illness.
7. Students will be able to integrate information from multiple sources of information and research to inform assessments.
8. Students will be able to critically evaluate the risks of “diagnosing” and “misdiagnosing” clients.
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