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330.609.98
Climate Change and Mental Health: Research, Practice, and Policy Perspectives

Location
Barcelona, Spain
Term
2nd Term
Department
Mental Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2022 - 2023
Instruction Method
In-person
Start Date
Monday, November 14, 2022
End Date
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Class Time(s)
M, Tu, W, 8:30am - 6:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Next Offered
Only offered in 2022
Description
Examines mental health concepts of disorder, distress, well-being, and resilience in the context of climate change. Focuses on research, policy, and practice perspectives on 1) climate change exposures and their impacts on mental health and well-being, 2) social and environmental justice in climate change and mental health, 3) resilience, psychosocial adaptation, and action. Presents data on direct and indirect mental health and psychosocial impacts of chronic and acute climate change exposures. Discusses inequalities in climate change impacts on mental health with examples from across local and global contexts. Explores individual and community-level resilience, psychosocial adaptation, and areas of priority action
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. 1.Explain the impacts of climate change on mental health and psychosocial well-being across varying chronic and acute climate change exposures.
  2. 2.Identify inequalities in the impacts of climate change on mental health and psychosocial well-being globally and locally.
  3. 3.Define psychosocial adaptation.
  4. 4.Identify opportunities for climate change and mental health action within research, policy, and practice.
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 30% Pre-course submission
  • 40% Assignments
  • 30% Participation
Enrollment Restriction
undergraduates are not permitted in this section
Special Comments

This course will be offered in Barcelona, Spain. Students must attend in person; no virtual or hybrid registration options will be available. Students must complete assignment prior to the first class session.