Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics II

Catalog description

Part two of a two-sequence course addressing a wide range of developmental and behavioral difficulties from conception through late adolescence. Part two places emphasis on assessment, management, and treatment of developmental and behavioral factors involved in the causation or maintenance of pediatric concerns such as various medical diagnoses with behavioral components such as diabetes and asthma, childhood obesity, and regulatory disorders (toileting, discipline difficulties, sleep, feeding/eating). Additional focus will be placed on adherence to medical regimen, quality of life, pain assessment and management, and evidence-based approaches.