Version 1: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: define and recognize depression; describe the multiple contributors to depression; identify needs of people who are depressed and propose practical ways to meet those needs; evaluate clinical treatments of depression, including approaches, medical intervention, and referral. Version 2: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: identify symptoms of depression; identify and illustrate multiple contributors to depression; describe the function of human emotions; engage in respectful and helpful dialogue with people who are depressed; identify tangible needs of people who are depressed and examine practical ways to meet those needs; practice ways of building trusting relationships with people who are depressed; identify unhealthy thought processes that contribute to depression and to offer alternative ways of thinking; articulate perspectives of hardship that offer hope and encouragement to those who are distressed; and practice helpful referrals and help depressed people toward responsible use of medications.