Attend a Local or Campus Mental Health Lecture/Seminar

General Education Capstone Course

Event Details and Guideline Form

Event Title: Attend a local or campus Mental Health Lecture/Seminar

Gen. Ed. Category Event should be listed under: Social Sciences

SCC Competency addressed by event: Explain social institutions, structure and processes across a range of historical periods, places and/or cultures.

Managing Information: Obtain information from a variety of sources and be able to critically analyze and evaluate the information for accuracy and relevance.

Higher Order Thinking: Make and defend conclusions using relevant evidence and reasoned arguments.

Guidelines for accomplishment of event:

Attend a local or campus event related to mental illness. There are many different seminar-type events on campus such as Suicide Awareness events; speakers from the National Alliance on Mental Illness, etc. NAMI representatives come to campus once a year to present personal accounts of struggles with mental illness. Research what the community offers through hospitals and mental health organizations and attend a lecture.

Write a two page summary and critical analysis of what you heard, understood, and learned from the experience. Provide a detailed summary of the seminar as well.

Contact information available on the SCC Sophomore Portfolio (Capstone) website.

SCC Event Creators: Beth Finders, Psychology Department,  bfinders@stchas.edu

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Did essay fulfill SCC competency?     YES            NO           PARTIALLY

Did essay fulfill event guidelines?      YES            NO            PARTIALLY