PSY 8010 - Issues in Development: Counseling Children and Adolescents

3 cr.

This course equips students with a strong background in developmental events of childhood and adolescence in order to enhance their understanding of a young client’s point of view. Students are asked to relate developmental issues to the kinds of problems children and adolescents present to the counselor. Theories of personality are reviewed, and students are required to apply concepts from theory to case material.

Prerequisite(s): PSY 1100 and a course in psychology of development.