Contact Hours: 8

Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP

LEARNER OBJECTIVES

• Understand the Neuroscience of Mental Health
• Receive an Overview of Mental IllnessIdentify Manifestations of Mental Illness
• Discuss Methods for Diagnosis of Mental Illness
• Learn About the Epidemiology of Mental Illness
• Describe the Biopsychosocial Model of Disease
• Review Informaiton About Individual Development, Temperament, and Risk Factors
• Review Basic Concepts of Prevention
• Describe the Range of Treatments
• Review the Basics of Mental Health Services
• Explore the Role of Cultural Diversity in Mental Health Services
• Discuss the Impact of the Recovery Concept