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Jan 28, 2025
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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PSY 357 - Community Psychology
The major emphasis of the course will be on understanding individual and group behavior within the context of communities. Topics will include strategies for the prevention of mental illness and mental health promotion, collaborative community research, psychological stress and social support, the development of community intervention, organizing community change, and citizen participation in mental health initiatives. The role of schools, the healthcare system, and the criminal justice system in communities is typically explored.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 and permission of instructor.
This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
This course is applicable to the Integrated Learning Area: Service-Experiential area of the core curriculum.
Requires 20 hours of service placement in the community in addition to class lecture. 1 semester 3 credits.
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