CAT 503 02 LG GS16    

Child & Adolescent Treatment   3.00   08/24/2020   12/12/2020   Lecture

This course is designed to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to counsel with children and adolescents in various human service settings. Theoretical and practical interventions for helping children and adolescents in individual, group and family formats will be explored. Interviewing, assessing, developing strength-based individual service plans and designing treatment techniques/strategies tailored to meet client needs will be taught. Students will be exposed to various state of the art treatment/ counseling approaches including those inherent in the areas of play and art therapy as well as other expressive modalities. In addition, family, social and cultural contexts that impact on children and adolescents will be considered. Finally, special emphasis will be placed on knowledge of various areas of normal developmental stages in youth.

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