SPRING 2012 BIOLOGY 223 J Donady
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE CLASS SYLLABUS
Every Wednesday1-4 PM at Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH)
First Hour:
DATE Topic
Feb 1
8
15
22
Orientation to the Biology 223 course structure
What is disease? Where is mental illness? (lecture)
"Inside- Outside“(Institutionalization and Missing Its Support) (video)
Dr. Stu Forman MD, former CVH Medical Director (WesU’74) (lecture)
29
Mar 7
"Back from Madness" "Schizophrenia” (video made at CVH)
Hearing Voices (Interactive demonstration)
9--26 SPRING BREAK
28 Dave Howe (presentation)
Apr 4 “Institutional Security and Individual Separation” (video)
11 Dr. Stu Forman MD, "Treatment and Treatment Plan
18 Discussion: 2nd group feedback on volunteering experience
25
May 2
9
11-14
Recreational Therapy presentation
Team presentations
Last Class: The future in illness and wellness
Reading Period
Second Hour:
DATE Topic
Feb. 1
8
15
CVH Orientation and Tour / 3rd hour Teams and Topics
"a summer in the cage"/ 3rd hour Articles I found Last Night (lecture)
Players in the puzzle (lecture)/
22
29
Discussion
Discussion: first group feedback on volunteering experience
Mar 7 Panel discussion with resident/patients of CVH with Schizophrenia
9- 26 SPRING BREAK
28
Apr 4
11
18
25
May 2
9
Individual Paper presentations
Individual Paper Presentations
Individual Paper Presentations
Individual Paper presentations
Art Therapy presentation
Team presentations / continuing into 3rd hour
Discussion(3rd) reaction to volunteering/ followed by wrap-up 3rd hour
May 15 Final paper due
Third Hour:
Is devoted to team meetings. Each team of 4 is made up of a Biology, Neuroscience,
Psychology and MB&B or Chemistry major. The team chooses a mental disorder to study. In addition to presenting papers to the entire class they will use team meetings to educate each other. The team does not write a final paper. Instead, each member defines a specific and limited portion of the research literature to critically evaluate.
Biology 223 is a service-learning course that includes volunteering at CVH 1-3 hr/ wk.