The topics will be based on the concepts presented in class. It is intended to help students understand themselves, develop their understanding of others, and provide instruction in elementary principles of psychology. The other four days they will travel to a placement in the community. The course will assist students in evaluating their interest in psychology and other career possibilities open to them. Students must provide their own transportation to placement sites.
Sociologists look at the social causes and consequences of behavior.
This course will study the social environment that we live in. It will concentrate on the groups in which we participate, the organizations we form, the rules live by, and the patterns of behavior we follow. Group learning and open discussion will be emphasized. Course curriculum includes peer influence, communication, stress and coping, decision making, problem solving, depression, career and life planning, and other topics facing teens in today s world. Self-awareness, assertiveness, and helping others will be incorporated.