WHES 2050 - Mental Health & Drugs

Credit Hours: 3.00

Objectives:

1. Define individual mental disorders.
2. Explain how mental disorders are assessed.
3. Examine the social controversies that concern mental disorders.
4. Discuss the personality and emotional development of mental disorders, including symptoms, in school-age children.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to evaluate the etiology of mental health and elements for prevention.

Objectives:

1. Define stress.
2. List types of stress management techniques.
3. Identify the biochemical and environmental factors that contribute to mental health persistence.
4. Breakdown the role for identifying and referring counseling for the student with emotional problems.
5. Describe the essential elements of a school-based mental health program.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to explain the different drugs and the various effects that are associated with them as they relate to the individual and various populations.

Objectives:

1. List the physical and psychological effects of psychoactive drugs.
2. List the benefits and risks for using medication to treat mental health problems.
3. Identify emotional problems associated with drug abuse.
4. Explain current theories of drug dependence.
5. Describe the patterns of drug use with in various populations.

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to demonstrate the role of prevention and education within schools and communities as it relates to mental health and substance abuse problems.

Objectives:

1. List current controversies that concern school policies on alcohol and drug use.
2. Discuss the objectives of a drug education program.
3. Identify ways to assess the effectiveness of drug prevention programs.
4. Discuss the relationship between schools and communities which address mental health and drug use.

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

• definitions
• symptoms
• assessment

2. Mental health and mental disorders of school-age children:

• Social controversies
• Emotional Development
• Bullying
• ADHD
• Anxiety

3. Factors that contribute to mental health persistence:

• Environmental
• Biochemical
• Stress
• Stress management techniques
• Identifying and referring counseling

4. School based mental health programs

5. Psychoactive Drugs:

• Identification
• Physical, emotional and psychological effects

6. Drugs:

• Dependence
• Theories
• Specific populations
• Alcohol, tobacco and drug policies

7: Drug Education Programs

8. School and community relationship

• Mental health
• Drug use