SOCIETY AND ITS EFFECTS ON CHILD MENTAL HEALTH

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1 Syllabus SOCIETY AND ITS EFFECTS ON CHILD MENTAL HEALTH Last update HU Credits: 2 Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master) Responsible Department: Social Work Academic year: 2 Semester: 2nd Semester Teaching Languages: Hebrew Campus: Mt. Scopus Course/Module Coordinator: Rebecca Feinstein-Winitzer Coordinator rebecca.feinstein@mail.huji.ac.il Coordinator Office Hours: Mondays/Wednesdays 14:00-16:00 Teaching Staff: Rebecca Feinstein-Winitzer page 1 / 7

2 Course/Module description: This course examines the social determinants of health at multiple levels, and their interrelationships, in order to better explain, and possibly predict, the health and mental health of children and their families. This course will stress the development of students critical thinking skills in order to help them recognize the social patterning of health and mental health problems; historical influences on current health inequalities; and the ways in which individual health, knowledge, and behavior can be reflexive, socially situated, and embedded within larger social, cultural, and historical contexts. Students will learn to identify the core social determinants of health. Further, students will be asked to apply these social determinants to the health and mental health of children and families in a number of areas of child physical and mental health. With a broader understanding of the social determinants of health and mental health for children and families, we will explore social work practice, policy, and clinical interventions for communities, families, and individuals. Course/Module aims: To describe how social, economic, behavioral, environmental, and biological conditions influence the health and mental health of children and families. To examine each of the core social determinants of health and explore their specific implications. To define a health or mental health issue in terms of the social determinants of health. To consider the application of these social determinants of health on social work practice and intervention for children and families. Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: At the end of this course, students will be able to: Demonstrate knowledge of how social, economic, behavioral, environmental, and biological conditions influence the health and mental health of children and families. To explore the practice implications of the social determinants of health in social work with children and families. To apply the social determinants of health onto social work practice and intervention for children and families. Attendance requirements(%): Class attendance and participation (10% of grade) page 2 / 7

3 Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lecture and group discussion Course/Module Content: Week 1: Course overview and an introduction to the social determinants of health and mental health Week 2: Social causes, risk factors, and the prevention paradox Week 3: The socioeconomic position: Income and employment Week 4: The socioeconomic position: Education Week 5: Sex, gender and intersectionality Week 6: Movie and class discussion Voices from El-Sayed Week 7: Discrimination: Culture, ethnicity, and race Week 8: Immigration and citizenship Week 9: Neighborhoods, community, and geography Week 10: Social and cultural capital Week 11: Stress, risk, and resiliency Week 12: Social networks and social support Week 13: Child health disparities and implications for social work practice with children and families Required Reading: Week 1: Course overview and an introduction to the social determinants of health and mental health Wilkinson, R. and Marmot, M. (Eds.) (2003). Social Determinants of Health: The Solid Facts, (2nd Ed.). World Health Organization: Denmark. page 3 / 7

4 Braveman, P., Egerter, S., & Williams, D. R. (2011). The social determinants of health: Coming of age. Annual Review of Public Health, 32(1), doi: /annurev-publhealth Week 2: Social causes, risk factors, and the prevention paradox. שובל, י. ט. ואנסון, ע. (2000). העיקר הבריואת: מבנה חברתי ובריאות בישראל. ירושלים: מגנס, אוניברסיטה העברית. (פרק 10: " בריאות לכול בישראל? דפוסי אי-שוויון בבריאות ובחלוקת שירותי בריאות," עמ' ) Link, B. G., & Phelan, J. (1995). Social conditions as fundamental causes of disease. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 35, doi: / Week 3: The socioeconomic position: Income and employment Wilkinson, R. G., & Pickett, K. E. (2009). Income inequality and social dysfunction. Annual Review of Sociology, 35(1), doi: /annurevsoc Pickett, K. E., & Wilkinson, R. G. (2007). Child wellbeing and income inequality in rich societies: ecological cross sectional study. BMJ, 335(7629), doi: /bmj Week 4: The socioeconomic position: Education Daoud, N., Soskolne, V., & Manor, O. (2009). Educational inequalities in self-rated health within the Arab minority in Israel: Explanatory factors. The European Journal of Public Health, 19(5), doi: /eurpub/ckp080 Week 5: Sex, gender and intersectionality Krieger, N. (2003). Genders, sexes, and health: what are the connectionsand why does it matter? International Journal of Epidemiology, 32(4), doi: /ije/dyg156 Hankivsky, O. (2012). Womens health, mens health, and gender and health: Implications of intersectionality. Social Science & Medicine, 74(11), doi: /j.socscimed Week 6: Movie and class discussion page 4 / 7

5 Voices from El-Sayed Week 7: Discrimination: Culture, ethnicity, and race Jones, C. P. (2000). Levels of racism: A theoretic framework and a gardeners tale. American Journal of Public Health, 90(8), Pickett, K. E., & Wilkinson, R. G. (2008). People like us: Ethnic group density effects on health. Ethnicity & Health, 13(4), doi: / Week 8: Immigration and citizenship Filc, D. (2010). Circles of exclusion: Obstacles in access to health care services in Israel. International Journal of Health Services: Planning, Administration, Evaluation, 40(4), Week 9: Neighborhoods, community, and geography Brooks-Gunn, J., Duncan, G. J., Klebanov, P. K., & Sealand, N. (1993). Do neighborhoods influence child and adolescent development? American Journal of Sociology, 99(2), Sampson, R. J. (2003). The Neighborhood Context of Well-Being. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 46(3), S53S64. doi: /pbm Week 10: Social and cultural capital Morrow, V. (1999). Conceptualising social capital in relation to the well-being of children and young people: a critical review. The Sociological Review, 47(4), doi: / x Abel, T. (2008). Cultural capital and social inequality in health. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 62(7), e13e13. doi: /jech Week 11: Stress, risk, and resiliency Masten, A. S. (2001). Ordinary magic: Resilience processes in development. American Psychologist, 56(3), page 5 / 7

6 Dube, S.R., et al. (2003). The impact of adverse childhood experiences on health problems: Evidence from four birth cohorts dating back to Preventive Medicine, 37, Week 12: Social networks and social support Pescosolido, B. A., & Boyer, C. A. (1999). How do people come to use mental health services? Current knowledge and changing perspectives. In A. V. Horwitz & T. L. Scheid (Eds.), A handbook for the study of mental health: Social contexts, theories, and systems (pp ). New York, NY, US: Cambridge University Press. Smith, K. P., & Christakis, N. A. (2008). Social Networks and Health. Annual Review of Sociology, 34(1), doi: /annurev.soc Week 13: Child health disparities and implications for social work practice with children and families Bywaters, P. (2009). Tackling inequalities in health: A global challenge for social work. British Journal of Social Work, 39(2), doi: /bjsw/bcm096 Baum, N. (2013). Jewish Israeli Social Workers Responses to Ethnic Health Inequality. Qualitative Health Research, 23(4), doi: / Additional Reading Material: Nothing to add Course/Module evaluation: End of year written/oral examination 60 % Presentation 0 % Participation in Tutorials 0 % Project work 0 % Assignments 30 % Reports 0 % Research project 0 % Quizzes 0 % Other 10 % page 6 / 7

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