PSY 420 Developmental Aspects of Behavior
This course will help students to understand and utilize lifespan development in their clinical work. Students will focus on the important developmental issues and milestones of each developmental stage and explore important clinical considerations in working with various populations using a lifespan perspective. Important emphasis will be placed on how culture, environment, social stress, low educational attainment, inadequate housing, poverty, abuse, neglect, and social contexts all affect development. Aging and long-term care will be explored considering biological, psychological and social aspects. Processes of change and adaptation combined with models of psychological development will be included in this course. Students will learn clinical applications and interventions that are specific to developmental stages and include culture sensitivity through case examples, in-class activities and group discussion. This course material fulfills the BOP 10-hour requirement for Long-Term Care and Aging.
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PSY