Human Growth and Development in Counseling

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This course focuses on the theories of human development across the lifespan, how those theories stand up to the latest research and their application to real world, culturally diverse settings. It lays the foundation for how the individual develops from conception through old age and gives insight to what the developmental factors are in normal and abnormal development with relation to socialization, cognition and physical development. The course introduces the Counselor-in-Training (CIT) to theories of learning, personality development, etiology of addictions and addictive behaviors, and provides a general framework for understanding differing abilities and strategies for differentiated interventions. There is a focus on ethical and culturally relevant strategies for promoting resilience and optimum development and wellness across the lifespan.