Abnormal Child & Adolescent Psychology

This course is designed to provide students with foundational knowledge in the area of abnormal child and adolescent psychology. Using a developmental approach to understanding psychopathology, the course seeks to understand the multiple transactional influences and the individual in context (social, cultural, life experiences) that influence child and adolescent development. Beginning with an overview of the field and foundational concepts, as well as the various factors that affect psychological development; the course will then examine the classification, assessment, and intervention of various diagnostic disorders (anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders, trauma and stressor related disorders, mood disorders, conduct disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, communication and learning disorders, intellectual disabilities, and autism).