Service-Learning with the Mentally Ill: Softening the Stigma

Autor/inn/en	Barney, Steve T.; Corser, Grant C.; White, Lynn H.
Titel	Service-Learning with the Mentally Ill: Softening the Stigma
Quelle	In: Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 16 (2010) 2, S.66-77 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1076-0180
Schlagwörter	Control Groups; Service Learning; Psychopathology; Mental Disorders; Well Being; Social Bias; Course Evaluation; Reflection; Student Attitudes; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Caring; Outcomes of Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Service-Learning; Psychopathologie; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Schülerverhalten; Care; Pflege; Sorge; Betreuung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	Stigmas toward those who have mental illnesses are wide-spread and detrimental to the health and well-being of those suffering from these debilitating conditions, and to society as a whole. Stigma-reducing programs are plentiful but many are only marginally effective. In this paper we describe and evaluate a course in Psychopathology that included service-learning and reflection activities as central course components. Compared to a control group, service-learners' attitudes toward the mentally ill were more uniformly positive and compassionate after they completed the course. We discuss these results from a broad service-learning perspective. (Contains 2 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning, University of Michigan. 1024 Hill Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3310. Tel: 734-647-7402; Fax: 734-647-7464; Web site: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/mjcsl
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10