Understanding the Individual in Context: Culture, Family, and Mental Health

  • Teaching

    Details

    Faculty Faculty of Humanities
    Domain Interdisciplinary
    Code UE-L26.00375
    Languages English
    Type of lesson Seminar
    Level Master
    Semester AS-2026

    Schedules and rooms

    Summary schedule Wednesday 08:15 - 10:00, Hebdomadaire (Autumn semester)

    Teaching

    Responsibles
    • Kapil Arusha
    Teachers
    • Kapil Arusha
    Description

    This course explores the relationship between culture, family, and mental health across diverse social and cultural contexts. Rather than treating culture as a simple background factor, students examine how it shapes the experience, expression, and treatment of mental health, with families at the center of these processes. The course addresses topics such as development, migration, acculturation, intergenerational dynamics, racism, and displacement, and considers how families can both protect against and contribute to psychological distress. Drawing on decolonial and intersectional perspectives, students critically reflect on cultural humility, professional practice, and their own cultural position in relation to mental health work and research.

     
    Comments

    Attendance will be mandatory, with students required to attend at least 80% of sessions.
    Available seats 25
    Softskills No
    Off field No
    BeNeFri No
    Mobility No
    UniPop No
  • Dates and rooms
    Date Hour Type of lesson Place
    16.09.2026 08:15 - 10:00 Cours
    23.09.2026 08:15 - 10:00 Cours
    30.09.2026 08:15 - 10:00 Cours
    07.10.2026 08:15 - 10:00 Cours
    14.10.2026 08:15 - 10:00 Cours
    21.10.2026 08:15 - 10:00 Cours
    28.10.2026 08:15 - 10:00 Cours
    04.11.2026 08:15 - 10:00 Cours
    11.11.2026 08:15 - 10:00 Cours
    18.11.2026 08:15 - 10:00 Cours
    25.11.2026 08:15 - 10:00 Cours
    02.12.2026 08:15 - 10:00 Cours
    09.12.2026 08:15 - 10:00 Cours
    16.12.2026 08:15 - 10:00 Cours
  • Assessments methods

    Written paper - AS-2026, Session d'hiver 2027

    Assessments methods By rating
    Descriptions of Exams

    Essay-based evaluation based on the insights and engaging with theoretical frameworks from the course

    Written paper - SS-2027, Session d'été 2027

    Assessments methods By rating
    Descriptions of Exams

    Essay-based evaluation based on the insights and engaging with theoretical frameworks from the course

    Written paper - SS-2027, Autumn Session 2027

    Assessments methods By rating
    Descriptions of Exams

    Essay-based evaluation based on the insights and engaging with theoretical frameworks from the course

    Written paper - AS-2027, Session d'hiver 2028

    Assessments methods By rating
    Descriptions of Exams

    Essay-based evaluation based on the insights and engaging with theoretical frameworks from the course