Contemporary Issues in Mental Health Care

Program Overview

This CPD short course delves into contemporary mental health issues from national and global perspectives, including cultural and media influences. It equips participants with critical evaluation skills for cross-cultural mental health care, enabling them to provide culturally sensitive and comprehensive care that addresses contemporary challenges. The course also explores the impact of media on mental illness stigmatization.

Program Outline

Outline:

This CPD short course explores current issues in mental health from both national and global perspectives, including culture and media. The course will help you critically evaluate theories and approaches in cross-cultural mental health care, analyze and synthesize the management of mental health problems across different societies, demonstrate comprehensive understanding and application of underpinning concepts to provide care that addresses contemporary issues in mental health care, and consider and critically evaluate the impact of stigmatization of mental illness via the media.