At the end of the course, students should be able to 
demonstrate:

1. General knowledge of the history of U.S. Latino/as, 
including immigration history, generational status, relationship
with Latin America and the Caribbean, traditional settlement
areas, and other relevant demographic information.
2. Awareness of the relevant research, practice, and training
literature concerning Latino/a mental health. 
3. Critical awareness of the limitations of Latino/a-focused
research and training as well as future directions.
4. Understanding of strengths of Latino/as and Latino/a 
culture. 
5. Awareness of societal and systemic barriers (e.g., 
education, immigration, mental health infrastructure) that
negatively impact U.S. Latino/as.

1 Introductions; review syllabus
2 An overview of U.S. Latino/a history. Who are the Latinos/as?
3 Latino/a worldviews and cultural values  
4 Immigration and mental health            
5 Acculturation and enculturation            
6 The complexity of Latino/a multidimensional identity
7 Is the U.S. mental health system ready to competently serve
U.S. Latinos/as?              
8 Latinos/as, education and mental health  
9 Mid-term                       
10 Latinos/as and work
11 Stress and Latinos/as
12 Latino/a families: strengths and transformations  
13 Mental health research and Latinos/as           
14 Mental health practice and Latinos/as           
15 Mental health policy, education, training and 
Latinos/as       
16 Future challenges and directions for Latino/a mental health
17 Final exam

"I will be academically honest in all of my academic work and 
will not tolerate academic dishonesty of others."
 
All students are responsible for maintaining the highest 
standards of honesty and integrity in every phase of their 
academic careers. The penalties for academic dishonesty are 
severe and ignorance is not an acceptable defense.
 
Academic honesty means performing all academic work without 
plagiarism, cheating, lying, tampering, stealing, receiving 
unauthorized or illegitimate assistance from any other person, 
or using any source of information that is not common knowledge.
 
Suspicions of dishonesty will be reported to the Office of the 
Vice President for Instruction for resolution according to the 
UGA academic honesty policy, A Culture of Honesty. Students 
are responsible for reading and abiding by the honesty policy, 
which is found at: http://www.uga.edu/ovpi. 
 
In addition to the University policy, students in the Department
of Counseling and Human Development Services found in violation
of the University’s academic honesty policies or codes of
professional ethics are subject to review and possible permanent
expulsion from the programs offered in the Department.