Topics Covered
- Defining mental health, mental health difficulties and mental illness.
- Exploring what we mean by spirituality/faith/religion.
- Medical, biopsychosocial model, spiritual/religious and other interpretations of mental illness and their impact on people’s experiences.
- How practitioners in the spirituality field and the field of mental health/illness view each other’s practices.
- Critical engagement with psychiatric, psychological and spiritual/religious approaches to supporting people with mental illnesses.
Course Format – Day 1
- 9:00 am – 10:45 am – Online lecture and discussion task
- 10:45 am – 11:00 am – Break
- 11:00 am – 12:45 pm – Online lecture and written task
- 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm – Lunch Break
- 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm – Online lecture and reading task
- 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Presentation task and Q&A
- 4:00 pm – End of Day 1
Course Format – Day 2
- 9:00 am – 10:45 am – Online lecture and reading task
- 10:45 am -11:00 am – Break
- 11:00 am – 12:45 pm – Online lecture and discussion task
- 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm – Lunch break
- 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm – Online lecture and written task
- 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Presentation task and Q&A
- 4:00 pm – End of Day 2
Assessment
- Mixed Assessments: You will be assessed through various methods, including your contributions during discussion tasks and an online short answer and multiple choice test.