Emphasis is placed on assessment, background information, strengths and needs, data collection, development of present behavior statements and objectives, methodology, documentation, revision of objectives and overall recommendations. All students present their particular study to a group of selected faculty and peers. This course examines mental illness and divergent views of human behaviour. Students gain an understanding of theories, etiologies, characteristics, and treatments from a child and youth worker's perspective. The intervention focus is on the home and educational experience.
Methodology includes lectures, assignments, discussions, readings, and films.
This course introduces theories of physical, social-emotional, cognitive, linguistic and personality development. The influences of heredity, environment, perception and learning are explored. Prenatal factors, the birth process, infancy and development in the preschool and school-age period are examined. The primary course objective is for students to understand the stages of normal development at a basic level. Methodology includes lectures, assignments, readings, films and discussions.