COUN 6250 - Mental Health Diagnosis

This course addresses individual diagnosis from a variety of perspectives: Biological, developmental, medical, neurological, psychosocial, cultural and interpersonal. It will provide students with a broad theoretical base for understanding psychopathology, from not only an individual, descriptive, symptom-based perspective as presented in the DSM-5, but also from a contextual systemic perspective including developmental hallmarks, familial patterns and socio-cultural contributors. Prereq: COUN 5010 and 5810. Restriction: Restricted to CPCE and EPSY majors and all sub plans within the School of Education and Human Development. Cross-listed with EPSY 6250. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3