Description
DPSS Approvals: Schizophrenia: Thought Disorder
| 5 Hours | ARF | RCFE | GH | STRTP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approvals | 098-0504-33227 | 098-0504-33228 | 098-0504-33229 | 098-0504-33230 |
Course Objectives:
• Define schizophrenia
• Identify the various forms of schizophrenia
• Identify the symptoms of schizophrenia
• Trace the history of the medical and scientific study of schizophrenia
• Display thorough knowledge of the disorder
• Understand the functional limitations of sufferers
• Become aware of how medical views have changed over time
• Gain awareness of antipsychotic medicines and their side effects
• Become familiar with social recovery therapy (SRT)
• Understand that schizophrenia may have physical causes as well as mental ones
• Learn facts about and understand the connection between schizophrenia and homelessness