This course provides the equivalent of 45 academic contact hours required in Psychopathology for obtaining the Independent Level Licensure in Clinical Practice (LISW-CP) in South Carolina.

This course is divided into 15 required modules, which include lectures, additional learning activities and assessments. Each participant is required to complete all modules and a course evaluation to obtain a certificate of completion.

Learning objectives of this course are to:

• Develop knowledge of the scope of mental health and psychiatric illnesses in the United States.
• Understand causal factors in mental health and psychiatric conditions.
• Apply the process of psychiatric classification to mental disorders.
• Recognize psychosocial factors impacting diagnosis and classification.