330.607.01
Prevention of Mental Disorders: Public Health Interventions
Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
Mental Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
In-person
Tu, Th, 1:30 - 2:50pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
Yes
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
No prerequisites. However, knowledge of basic epidemiologic and developmental principles will be helpful in interpreting the research presented.
Introduces the basic principles and methods that guide research on the prevention of and early intervention with mental disorders. Includes public health interventions that operate at multiple ecological levels, including the community (e.g., mobilization, media), school (e.g., changes in classroom management and organization), family (e.g., parent training strategies), and individual (e.g., social competence strategies). Focuses on specific topics in prevention and intervention trial design, community and institutional base building, intervention theory and monitoring, and data analysis techniques and findings.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe a public health approach to the prevention and control of mental disorders and substance use disorders
- Apply concepts learned to the development and evaluation of preventive interventions, including system-level interventions, for individuals, families, neighborhoods, and communities
- Utilize conceptual models for the development, implementation, and evaluation of intervention strategies aimed at the prevention or control of mental disorders or substance use disorders
- Propose inter-professional and/or inter-sectoral team approaches to prevention and control of mental disorders and/or substance use disorders in order to improve public health
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 20% Quizzes
- 35% Final Project
- 20% Participation
- 25% Paper(s)