PSY 282 - Preventive Mental Health
Semester Hours: 3
Once a Year
The goal of this course is to present the students with a variety of
models of preventive psychology that may be used in combating a number
of risk factors. In addition, implementation issues such as
organizational structures, systems ecology, and the logistics of
getting started will be addressed. A common theme will be the
identification of risk factors and population at-risk, and an
exploration of how to prevent the developmental progression towards
poor adjustment or psychopathology. The interventions we will discuss
will attempt to modify these developmental trajectories by a) enhancing
people’s resistance to the stressors, b) teaching new coping strategies
to sucessssfully negotiate “high risk” situations, and c) reducing the
risk factors themselves. By the end of this course students will be
able to implement and evaluate prevention programs in a variety of
settings.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Doctoral students only. May not be taken on Pass/Fail basis.
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