L.MHC 527 - Human Growth and Development

Credits: 3

This course provides an understanding of the nature and needs of persons at all developmental levels and in multicultural contexts, including all of the following:

Theories of individual and family development and transitions across the life span;
Theories of learning and personality development including current understandings about neurobiological behavior;
Effects of crises, disasters, and other trauma-causing events on persons of all ages;
Theories and models of individual, cultural, couple, family, and community resilience;
A general framework for understanding exceptional abilities and strategies for differentiated interventions;
Human behavior, including an understanding of developmental crises, disability, psychopathology, and situational and environmental factors that affect both normal and abnormal behavior;
Theories and etiology of addictions and addictive behaviors, including strategies for prevention, intervention, and treatment; and
Strategies for facilitating optimum development over the life span.

Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None