Introduction to Violence Prevention in Children & Youth

Catalog description

This interdisciplinary course promotes interaction between future health professionals to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes in areas related to violence prevention in children and youth from 0-24 years. In the course, violence is considered as a public health problem in the Hispanic and Puerto Rican Society. The etiology and epidemiology of violence as well as the risk and biopsychosocial protective factors that protect children and youth from violence are analyzed. The roles and responsibilities of h ealth professionals in violence prevention, effective techniques, and projects and community programs that are effective for this matter are examined. Educational methodologies, such as discussion, projects and cooperative learning are used as a mean of facilitating the course.