Risk and Resilience in Children ((3))

Catalog description

A major issue in working with children, and families in particular, is social location, which is an issue many contemporary theories of human development overlook. People may have in common particular categories of social location, such as age, gender, social class, ethnicity, race, ability, marital status, and sexual orientation, but each individual also is unique. In applying theories, students will be guided to assess for common and unique qualities of individuals within the various groups in which they hold membership. Human diversity is a major theme of this course. The course provides students with information and experiences on the assessment of children and families who have experienced multiple adversities.