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GENERAL COURSE DESCRIPTION
This intermediate level course gives an overview of mental health programs available across nations. Ways in which mental health programming can be culturally-sensitive are presented by authors in several different countries. In addition, multidisciplinary collaboration and the impacts on treatment are addressed.
The course is based on a comprehensive article provided by the World Health Organization (WHO). The featured programs include the following countries:
- AUSTRALIA
- BELGIUM
- CANADA
- CHINA
- DENMARK
- FINLAND
- GERMANY
- GREECE
- ICELAND
- IRELAND
- ISRAEL
- NEW ZEALAND
- NIGERIA
- SINGAPORE
- SOUTH AFRICA
- SPAIN
- TURKEY
- THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
The programs identify ways in which interventions can be culturally-sensitive to best meet the needs of individuals and families. The article also outlines innovative strategies for meeting the needs of those with severe mental health challenges. An array of resources and links are provided.
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Educational Objectives:
This course will teach psychotherapists to
- Discuss and review programs from around the world that promote positive mental health practices.
- Define several culturally sensitive mental health promotion strategies that address the needs of families, individuals, communities and nations.
- Present culturally sensitive strategies for promoting resilience in children and youth.
- Present cutting-edge interventions for individuals with severe mental illness.
- Elucidate the importance of multi-disciplinary collaboration in providing culturally sensitive mental health treatment.
- Summarize mental health promotion resources.
Course Syllabus:
CASE STUDIES & REFERENCES
AUSTRALIA
- The Gaining Ground Program: Working with children and families affected by mental health problems in New South Wales, Australia
- Promoting Resilience in Schools: A collaborative mental health promotion program in West Australia, Australia
- Radio beyondblue: Radio broadcasts in South Australia, Australia
- The Resourceful Adolescent Programs: Working with teenagers in Queensland, Australia
BELGIUM
- How Different is Different? A program bringing together adolescents and people with mental illness in Gent, Belgium
CANADA
- Learning Through Play: An international early intervention program for infants, children and their families
CHINA
- The Colour of My Emotion drawing contest: A project in the Depression Awareness Campaign in Taipei, Taiwan, China
- The Defeat Depression Project: A multilevel mental health education program for Chinese-speaking communities in Hong Kong SAR
- Love-NewLife Self Healing Program: A mental health program for people with cancer in Hsi-Zu City, Taiwan, China
- Mental Health and Work: Mental health in the workplace in Hong Kong SAR
DENMARK
- OmSorg: Dealing with bereavement in Copenhagen, Denmark
FINLAND
- Cornerstones of Mental Health: Mental health policy issues in Finland
GERMANY
- German Research Network on Schizophrenia: Public education programs in Düsseldorf and Cologne, Germany
GREECE
- Athens Mental Health Promotion Program: Raising the awareness of health professionals and the public in Greece
ICELAND
- Geğrækt: A horizontal approach to mental health promotion in Iceland
IRELAND
- Mental Health Ireland: Mental health promotion programs in schools and with young people
- Mind Out: The development and evaluation of a mental health promotion program for post-primary schools in Ireland
- Phrenz of the Media: A project involving people with schizophrenia in Dublin, Ireland
ISRAEL
- ARYA - Advancement of Resilience at a Young Age: A preschool project in Tel Aviv, Israel
- The School-to-Army program: Facilitating adolescent transition from school to basic army training in Israel
NEW ZEALAND
- Like Minds, Like Mine: Countering stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness in Wellington, New Zealand
- Meeting of the Minds: A library program for older people in Auckland, New Zealand
NIGERIA
- Project on Mental Health Elucidation, Rehabilitation and Promotion: Working with rural communities in Bauchi, Nigeria
SINGAPORE
- Mind Your Mind: A preventive program for the control of major mental disorders in Singapore
- Spreading the word: The outreach program of the Early Psychosis Intervention Program, Singapore
SOUTH AFRICA
- Mental Health Information Centre of South Africa: Public awareness activities on mental health in South Africa
- The Perinatal Mental Health Project: A women's mental health program in Cape Town, South Africa
SPAIN
- Helping to Grow: A school health program in Madrid, Spain
- Open to a mentally healthy life: Working with adolescents in Zaragoza, Spain
TURKEY
- Public Awareness Training Program: Interpersonal relations and psychosocial well-being awareness in Kocaeli, Turkey
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
- Mental health information leaflets on the Internet: A project by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the United Kingdom
- Zippy's Friends: An international program to develop the coping skills of six and seven year old children
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- Changing Minds: Advancing mental health for Hispanics in New Jersey, the United States of America
- LifeNet: The 9/11 Children's Mental Health Campaign, New York, the United States of America
- Supporting the transition of adjudicated youth: A program in Denver, Colorado, the United States of America
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