Advanced Foundations of Development and Learning: From Theory to Practice

Catalog description

This course is designed to help emerging school-based clinical practitioners enhance their knowledge of the various domains of developmental psychology and the role of the school psychologist and/or educator in promoting and supporting development through the lifespan. Candidates will examine human development from the prenatal period through adolescence with an emphasis on the socio-cultural context and resiliency science. Candidates will increase their facility in examining case data from a developmental lens and infusing of the principals of positive psychological science to promote development and psychological wellness. Competence in developing clinically robust developmental questions is also a central feature of this course.