This course is designed to provide nursing students with the basic concepts of the value of humanistic & holistic approaches to nursing care. It provides them with concepts, theories & principles that will illuminate their clinical experiences. The nursing process is used as an organizing framework. Each unit in the course will address a mental health concept related to its clinical manifestation, assessment, nursing diagnosis, & nursing interventions that reflect the therapeutic use of self in carrying dependent & interdependent nursing roles & the integration of different therapeutic modalities. This course requires the student to participate in class discussions, analyze case studies & bring the clinical experience into the classroom.