Singapore University of Social Sciences

This course offers students the opportunity to learn the background and development of psychiatric rehabilitation over the decades. The supporting research behind psychiatric rehabilitation, as well as the field’s underlying values and principles will be covered. It will focus on how the practice of psychiatric rehabilitation is designed to facilitate the recovery and full community integration of adults with serious mental illnesses. Students will learn the various evidence-based models of rehabilitation and their applicability to the different types of psychiatric disorders. The course will also cover the values and principles in psychiatric rehabilitation that can inevitably change their practice.