Mental Health Overview, Theories, and Disorders
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Taught by Jennifer Zabel
Health
About the course
In the Mental Health Overview, Theories, and Disorders course, beginner-level students will gain an understanding of mental health diagnoses and working with individuals who have psychiatric disorders or intellectual disabilities through 3 lessons. The first lesson, Overview of Mental Health Care, dives into confidentiality, adhering to HIPAA regulations, and recognizing ethical standards and legal requirements in mental health care. In the second lesson, Mental Health Theories and Therapies, s
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The most-upvoted critical review (no upvotes, 2.0★).
“interesting as a source of ideas but best quality is aesthetics. unstructured and unscientific, relying heavily on patronising analogies, and not providing any references other than the (very questionable) DSM-5.”
Coursera's 4.7 comes from 26 ratings. Of those, 3.8% are 1–2★.
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