Child Abuse Assessment and Intervention

Catalog description

Prerequisites: CAST 4398 , PSYCH 4398 or SOC WK 4398 . This course provides students from a variety of disciplines with the knowledge and skills to intervene effectively and empathically with families who may experience child abuse and neglect. It uses experiential learning to develop critical thinking and skills in trauma-focused screening, assessment, and crisis intervention for vulnerable children and their families who are involved with child-serving systems, such as law enforcement, child protective services, prosecution, and physical and mental health. May be taken concurrently with CAST 4498 .