大学生发展

学生发展的密集介绍, this course focuses on interdisciplinary theories of intellectual and psychosocial change among late adolescent and adult learners in post-secondary education. 对学生成绩的电子游戏正规平台也包括在内. 特别注意种族的影响, age, gender, 以及学生发展的其他个体差异. Course projects include individual and collaborative opportunities to relate theory to professional work with college students.

积极的青少年发展

Applied Developmental Science (ADS) uses research about human development to inform programs and policies pertinent to topics of social importance. Students will integrate readings about and class discussions of ADS theory and research with information about community-based programs. 这门课的重点是讨论和分析发展电子游戏正规平台的作用, 特别是从纵向电子游戏正规平台(例如, 正向青少年发展的4-H电子游戏正规平台), 制定促进青年积极发展的应用(方案和政策). 除了概述作为PYD观点基础的理论模型之外, the course will present the work of researchers who have conducted applied 发展 studies of adolescents and their ecological settings in order to advance understanding of how individuals and context are involved across the adolescent years in providing a basis for both healthy and problematic development.

社会心理问题的影响

Examines, 从整体的角度来看, 影响儿童和青少年学习的心理和社会问题. 讨论风险和保护因素在脆弱性和复原力发展中的作用. Highlights the collaboration of educators with professionals involved in addressing psychological and social issues.

游戏治疗导论 

Examination of various theoretical approaches to play therapy as a treatment modality for school age and preschool children. 讨论了技术, methods, 以及游戏治疗的过程, 以及这种治疗方法的优点和局限性.

发展性残疾:评估，评估，家庭 & Systems

本课程的重点是与发育性残疾人士一起工作的专业人士所面临的问题, 他们的家庭, 以及提供服务的系统. It is designed for graduate and post-graduate students interested in learning about interdisciplinary evaluation and teams, 从个人和家庭的角度来理解残疾, 以及获取有关社区中可用服务的知识. 本课程将在儿童医院举行.

发展性残疾:价值观，政策 & Change

本课程的重点是与发育性残疾人士一起工作的专业人士所面临的问题, 他们的家庭, 以及提供服务的系统. It is designed for graduate and post-graduate students interested in learning about interdisciplinary evaluation and teams, 从个人和家庭的角度来理解残疾, 以及获取有关社区中可用服务的知识. 本课程将在儿童医院举行.

双语，第二语言 & 读写能力发展

Explores first and second language and literacy development of children raised bilingually as well as students acquiring a second language during pre-school, elementary, 或中学阶段. 同时也讨论了第一语言和第二语言习得的理论, 第二语言读写能力的发展, 以及影响第二语言和读写能力学习的因素. Participants will assess the development of one aspect of language or language skill of a bilingual individual and draw implications for instruction, 父母的参与, and policy.

对人道主义危机的心理反应

This course develops a critical framework for understanding the psychological and social effects of selected natural and unnatural disasters and current responses to them. Course goals include: the development of a critical understanding of gendered oppression in contexts of war and humanitarian crises; an analysis of selected psychosocial interventions in the context of development and humanitarian aid; a critical analysis of international human rights as potential resources; and, the formulation of programmatic responses for mental health and human rights workers seeking to creatively respond to women and child survivors in collaboration with community-based indigenous workers and advocates.

替代性战略，受有组织暴力影响的儿童

本课程将涵盖教育的理论和实践知识, psychosocial, and therapeutic strategies for culturally appropriate mental health work with child survivors of organized violence, oppression, and human rights violations with recognition of the social structural context within which the children suffered and the families and communities to which they are returning. A child-right-based approach to the methodologies will be applied to both psycho-social programs and educational contexts in the United States and international settings. Also discussed is the efficacy of the alternative strategies and how this can best be measured with quantitative and qualitative techniques.

儿童和青少年创伤心理学:理论, Intervention, 以及文化和社会公正观点

本课程的重点是创伤性应激的神经发育和社会心理方面, 包括探索暴露于各种类型的创伤的心理后遗症.g.(身体虐待、家庭暴力、大规模灾难). Assessment and clinical and community-based interventions concerning traumatic stress will be discussed with attention to cultural and linguistic diversity. 社会正义与人性
人际暴力和集体暴力背景下的权利也是如此
examined.