PSY 219The Exceptional Child

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Prerequisite: PSY 200 or permission from the Academic Program Director. Introduces and sensitizes the student to the exceptionalities that occur in the development of children. It offers material on the disturbed (emotional, social and behavioral); the handicapped (physical, mental and sensorial); those with specific learning difficulties; and the gifted. In addition, it presents referral sources for diagnosing, treating and educating these exceptionalities.