Description
Advanced clinical social work knowledge and skills for working with children and adolescents with mental health risks. This course builds on knowledge of biopsychosocial functioning and assessment and is embedded in models of developmental resilience, developmental psychopathology, and stress biology, which contribute to learning and adaptive challenges. Students will incorporate an understanding of major classification systems including the DSM, Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood, the Diagnostic System of the National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Students apply critical thinking strategies in order to gain an understanding of how labeling and stigma impact the conceptualization of mental disorders of children and youth. Prerequisites: SW 6060 and SW 6080.