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ACS DirectCourse: CRCI Seeing the Person First: Understanding Mental Health Conditions

Center:

MN-Institute on Community Integration, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2014

Contact Information:

Bill Tapp
[email protected]
865-934-0221

Product Description:

People who experience mental health issues are able to live satisfying and meaningful lives in the community like everyone else. This course will help the learner to gain a basic understanding of mental health conditions, including the fundamental principle that people living with mental health conditions are first and foremost people who want to live full lives. It is founded on a recovery and community inclusion approach in which ones mental health condition is viewed as only one part of an individuals life. This course discusses a number of theories about the causes of mental health conditions. It also focuses on identifying and addressing the environmental barriers that limit community participation as individuals pursue recovery and community inclusion goals in their lives.

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Product/Publication Type(s):

Academic Course Development

Target Audience:

Consumers/Families, Professionals, Students

Alternative Format:

Electronic (disc, CD, 508 compliant web posting)

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

[email protected]

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

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