Early Intervention Child Psychology: Infant and Toddler Development

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This course is an introductory graduate seminar on child development in the context of psychology, communication science, and social work. Mastery of the theoretical and empirical literature of developmental psychology is critical to the practice of effective social workers and speech language pathologists. Course Objectives: You will gain an appreciation for human development with a focus on the infancy period to adolescence. You will recognize milestones (behavioral, cognitive, physical) throughout the different stages of child development. You will learn about modern and classical psychological theory and gain an appreciation that these various theories all contribute uniquely and invaluably to our understanding of child development. You will learn about prominent research findings as well as research methods unique to the area of developmental psychology. You will be able to demonstrate mastery of the developmental literature and apply it to authentic performance/practice in your chosen field.