Mental Illness & Society (Social Psychiatry) Course
Deepen your expertise in social psychiatry and mental illness. Learn to reduce stigma, strengthen families, design community programmes, and improve employment and recovery outcomes for people with mental health conditions in real-world healthcare settings. This course equips you with practical tools for sustainable mental health support in Uganda.

flexible workload from 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Mental Illness and Society (Social Psychiatry) Course provides practical tools to understand stigma, social determinants, and recovery-focused care. Learn to assess psychosocial needs, plan community-based interventions, support families, and design anti-stigma campaigns. Gain skills in programme design, data collection, and policy navigation to promote inclusion, employment, and sustainable, evidence-informed mental health support in Ugandan contexts.
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Develop skills
- Design stigma-reduction programmes: set SMART goals and select impact indicators.
- Deliver community-based psychiatric care: IPS, CBTp, and recovery models.
- Engage families effectively: psychoeducation, MI, and relapse planning skills.
- Run anti-stigma campaigns: assess attitudes, craft messages, mobilise partners.
- Navigate local systems: link clients to housing, legal rights, and employment.
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