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HLTH 404 Global Studies of Social Inclusion, Community Participation and Mental Health Units: 3.00
Individuals with disabilities continue to experience barriers to their full and equal community participation, and in the context of mental health, they are subject to profound levels of social exclusion at local, regional, and global levels. Students will examine current disability discourse within global contexts as it relates to mental health and the social exclusion of this population.
NOTE Also offered at Bader College, UK (Learning Hours may vary).
NOTE Also offered at Bader College, UK (Learning Hours may vary).
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Seminar, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite (Level 4 or above and a cumulative GPA of 1.90 or higher and HLTH 332/3.0) or permission of Bader College or the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Identify definitions of mental health outlined by global institutions to utilize in practice.
- Articulate and contract the conflict of discourse by demonstrating mental health as shaped through a biomedical and traditionalist model.
- Examine the mental health outcomes at the community level, notably for geriatric populations and people with disabilities, to highlight the challenges of health program development.
- Analyze the role that technology and social media play in shaping the current mental health landscape to create tailored mental health interventions.
- Evaluate mental health in the context of humanitarian crises to better inform practice and implementation of treatment.
- Critically examine the construction, perpetuation, and distribution of mental health and disability knowledge in the Global North and Global South to inform policy.