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The power of a place: Opening the college classroom to people with serious mental illness
Author(s) -
Stein Catherine H.,
Ward Marcia,
Cislo David A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1007/bf00937757
Subject(s) - practicum , mental illness , psychology , context (archaeology) , mental health , resource (disambiguation) , interpersonal communication , interpersonal relationship , power (physics) , medical education , pedagogy , social psychology , psychotherapist , medicine , paleontology , computer network , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , biology
Presented the structure and implementation of a university-based practicum course on social relationships for people with serious mental illness and college undergraduates. Grounded in an ecological view of social settings, cooperative learning models of education and mutual help principles, the practicum was designed to create a collaborative classroom setting where undergraduates and people with serious mental illness could both develop and enhance their own interpersonal skills and social network ties. The practicum demonstrates how a university can use its resources to help address community needs while simultaneously enhancing its mission of teaching and research. The role of social context in creating collaborative relationships among participants and the use of the university as a community resource are discussed.