SW 595 Child and Adolescent Assessment and Diagnosis
This 3-credit course will provide an overview of major diagnostic categories of childhood mental health and learning disorders, and will provide students with the skills and abilities to conduct clinical assessments with children and adolescents using a bio-psychosocial developmental framework. An area of focus is case formulation and diagnosis. Attention will be given to the dynamics of development and culture, and to the interrelations among biological, psychological, and social/cultural systems. Teaching techniques include didactic presentations, case examples, videos, guest lectures, and class discussions. This course meets the requirement for a clinical practice elective.
Prerequisite
Completion of or concurrent enrollment in
SW 414