IDENTIFYING AND UNDERSTANDING CHILDHOOD DISORDERS IN SCHOOLS      3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

(Slashed with SPSY 77920 ) Provides an overview of various approaches to identifying childhood disorders in school-aged children. This includes learning disorders, behavioral disorders, emotional and social disorders, intellectual/cognitive/developmental disorders and acquired disorders. Designed to develop a better understanding of the causal mechanisms, determinants and types of disorders in children and adolescents that mental health professionals encounter while working with children in schools. Includes a focus on evidence-based interventions.