2013-2014 Graduate Catalog 
    
    May 18, 2024  
2013-2014 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSYC 0619 - School Adjustment Practice - The Systems Approach


Credits: 3

Taught in seminar format, this course focuses on understanding the intervening in situations of school maladjustment through systems perspectives: family systems, school systems, and community systems. Theories of family and organizational systems are reviewed as a framework for analyzing and planning interventions. Topics covered include: consultation skills, advocacy techniques, environmental networks, community resources, referral techniques, cross- cultural casework, testifying in courts, confidentiality issues, permanency planning, prevention, and working with resistant families.

Prerequisites: PSYC 0101 Introduction to Psychology, PSYC 0201 Theories of Personality, PSYC 0522 - Theories of Counseling  or consent of instructor.