Mental Health Seminar

This course accompanies and is taken in conjunction with MHT 2260 (Practicum). It is small group discussion of students' actual activities during their field experiences with a focus on relating these experiences to the conceptual, theoretical and technical principles of the students' mental health training. Focus of discussion will be on students' ability to relate their actual field experiences to their motivation toward entering the helping professions, with a consideration of how the experience is contributing to the students' growth and development in the process of becoming a mental health professional. Discussions will center on goals and objectives as established for MHT 2260 (Practicum), students will be asked to present experiences, problems and difficulties with a view toward receiving feedback from the group relative to prospective alternatives or solutions for any problems that may exist. Students will keep a journal of their practicum experiences and will write a final evaluation/position paper on the total experience. Journals and evaluation/position papers to be submitted at the end of the quarter. This course accompanies and is taken in conjunction with MHT 2260 (Practicum). It is small group discussion of students' actual activities during their field experiences with a focus on relating these experiences to the conceptual, theoretical and technical principles of the students' mental health training. Focus of discussion will be on students' ability to relate their actual field experiences to their motivation toward entering the helping professions, with a consideration of how the experience is contributing to the students' growth and development in the process of becoming a mental health professional. Discussions will center on goals and objectives as established for MHT 2260 (Practicum), students will be asked to present experiences, problems and difficulties with a view toward receiving feedback from the group relative to prospective alternatives or solutions for any problems that may exist. Students will keep a journal of their practicum experiences and will write a final evaluation/position paper on the total experience. Journals and evaluation/position papers to be submitted at the end of the quarter.