Course Description
Development, prevention, and intervention approaches for social,
emotional, and behavioral problems that occur with children and
adolescents, with particular attention to the school context.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will a) complete modified exams that include
additional, integrative essay questions, and b)research and
write
a paper on the etiology and recommended school-based treatments
for one of the at-risk behaviors/disorders covered in the
course.
Athena Title
Intervention in School
Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite
Students must be enrolled in a professional program to register for this course
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Students will become familiar with key concepts related to prevention and intervention with youth.
- Students will examine the literature on risk and resilience in youth and understand how it applies to intervention work with youth in schools.
- Students will analyze educational contexts in terms of student and teacher characteristics and the impact of major reforms on student risk, resilience, and potential interventions.
- Students will understand the development of common social, emotional, and behavioral problems, such as school unreadiness, premature sexual behavior, substance abuse, dropping out, antisocial behavior, school violence, and youth suicide.
- Students will learn and apply effective intervention strategies for common social, emotional, and behavioral problems, such as school unreadiness, premature sexual behavior, substance abuse, dropping out, antisocial behavior, school violence, and youth suicide.
Topical Outline
- I. Theoretical Models
- II. Prevention and Intervention Concepts
- III. Risk and Resilience
- IV. Early Childhood
- V. School Readiness
- VI. Educational contexts: School structure and Reform
- VII. Risky Sexual Behavior/Pregnancy Prevention
- VIII. High School Dropout
- IX. School Violence Etiology and Prevention
- X. Substance Abuse Prevention
- XI. Suicide Prevention
