CSPH 5708: Intersectional Perspectives in DEI, Mental Health, and Trauma-Informed Care

Increasingly professionals working in healthcare, communities, and wellbeing spaces are working with clients and patients with complex needs. Healthcare professionals who have not been formally trained in mental health must arm themselves with a deeper understanding of mental health needs, the intersectionality of minoritized identities, and the trauma that many clients and patients present with. Additionally, individuals in helping professions come to their work with their own unique lived experiences. In working with clients and patients, professionals are continuously exposed to secondary trauma.
 

In this course, students will gain a clear understanding of the scope of practice of non-mental health providers as it relates to mental health, trauma, and the processes of referring clients to other professionals when appropriate. Students will learn tangible skills for providing culturally appropriate responses, resources, and referrals. Students will be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of common mental health concerns and of trauma and will learn tools and techniques to navigate these concerns within their profession’s scope of practice. Important considerations on intersectionality and equity will be discussed and examined throughout the course. Students will also learn the foundations of mind-body science and trauma-informed
practices to support their clients’ or patients’ journeys toward health and wellbeing.

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