What does applied mental health practice and research look like? This course aims to provide an overview of major issues, debates, and tensions in the applied mental health field. This course assumes that effective mental health treatment and research rests on the following foundations: 1) best available scientific evidence; 2) culturally-sensitive & contextual understanding of mental health; 3) contextualizing this topic in the major debates of the mental health field; 4) an interdisciplinary approach that recognizes the value of biological, psychological and societal contributions to mental health and its alleviation as well as overlaps across medicine, psychology, social work, and larger societal/cultural influences.

This course is one of two core requirements of the Clinical & Counseling Summer Minor.

Clinical Minor Info: shorturl.at/uwEFI

**With the observance of Juneteenth on Monday, June 20th, the class will not be held.

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.