The course: Psychopathology for Social Work Practice

This course offers a survey of the major mental disorders typically encountered by social workers in clinical practice and other areas of practice such as protective services, family services, and court-related service areas. It is designed to increase the social worker's familiarity with diagnostic classifications, criteria, etiologies, and the epidemiology of disorders and social work treatment for disorders.

other info about course: talked about treatment approaches, neurodevelopmental disorders, formulating diagnosis, anxiety disorders, OCD disorsders, depressive disorders, trauma, and eating disorders.

reflect on what you have learned related to diagnosis and how that will play a role in your career as a professional social worker. Reflect on and respond to the following prompts in a paragraph

1. What connections have you made regarding the responsibility of diagnosing clients and its impact?
2. What skills have you developed, grown, or strengthened as a result of this course?
3. Overall, what is your main take-away from this course you implement in practice as a result of learning diagnosis?