Winter 2025 Course on Youth Mental Health and Well-Being

MSW students, please consider this 1-credit Winter 2025 course for your Out-Of-Department Electives.

GEN ST 498A Interdisciplinary Approaches to Youth Mental Health & Well-Being (CR/NC, 1 credit)

Thursdays, 10:30am-11:20pm; SLN: 15223

Instructor: Arti Shah

Graduate students must request an add code through: tjoll10@uw.edu

In partnership with the UW Population Health Initiative, College of Education, and the School of Social Work, this course will introduce students to a number of UW and community-based research and programs that are working to improve youth mental health and well-being. A different faculty member or community-based practitioner will present each week to share their unique experiences with students regarding specific approaches they have taken to improve youth mental health and well-being. 

Specific topics this course will address include:

• Assessment of suicide and self-injury to enhance school safety
• Culturally responsive approaches to supporting youth well-being in schools
• Community and school-based interventions for adolescents with ADHD and related difficulties in attention, motivation and executive functions
• Impact of community-based mentorship for black youth

Additional course details can be found in the time schedule. Each lecture is open to interested faculty, students, staff, alumni and members of the community as well as those students who are registered for the course.

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