PS6323 Assessment and Treatment of Children/Adolescents in Health Psych

This is an introductory course on children and adolescents’ psychotherapies. It uses an integrated model of child therapy in a family context, which includes psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral and systems perspectives. This course also explores various therapeutic modalities, using case studies to explore childhood disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, diabetes, depression and eating disorders.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

PS6315 or permission of instructor