Mental Health Services & Systems: History and Trends
Overview
- Current issues in mental health services and systems
- Best and promising practices
- Senate of Canada report: Out of the Shadows at Last
- Canada’s National Strategy for Mental Health
- Knowledge Exchange
- Anti-stigma/anti-discrimination program
- Strategies for transforming mental health services
This course will employ a number of instructional methods to accomplish its objectives, including all of the following:
- Lecture
- On-line instruction and activities
- Group discussion/chat
Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with Douglas College policy. Evaluation will be based on the course objectives.
Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in the course as part of the student’s graded performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation will be clearly defined in the Instructor Course Outline.
The instructor will provide a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester. An example of one evaluation scheme is as follows:
In-class exams (4) 70%
Term paper or project 20%
Student presentation 10%
100%
- Describe the historical context for mental health services in Canada.
- Identify and describe current trends in mental health services.
- Describe the results of research on mental health services.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of past practices in mental health services.
- Describe the major issues in mental health services and programs.
- Identify and explain the findings and recommendations of the Senate of Canada Report on Mental Health.
- Describe the role and strategies of the Mental Health Commission in promoting recovery-oriented systems and services in Canada.
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students:
Corrigan P.W., Mueser K.T., Bond G.R., Drake R.E., and Solomon P. (current edition) Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Rehabilitation. An Empirical Approach. Guildford Press: New York. ISBN 1-59385-489-7
Requisites
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
Institution | Transfer details for PSYC 5001 |
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Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU PSYC 325 (3) |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | No credit |
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) | No credit |
Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU PSYC 3XX (3) |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU PSYC 3XXX (3) |
University Canada West (UCW) | UCW PSYC 3XX (3) |
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV PSYC 3XX (3) |
Course Offerings
Fall 2025
CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
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CRN
34147
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Tue | Instructor last name
TBA
Instructor first name
(Faculty)
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Course status
Open
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PSYC 5001 050 is an online course restricted to PSR Program students. This course will include synchronous on-line activities. Students should be available online Tuesday from 1830 - 2130 PST.