Course Description
PSYC 430
Intervention Strategies with Children
Units: 3
This course provides an introduction to a broad range of assessment and intervention strategies designed to meet the developmental, psychomotor, language, behavioral, and education needs of children. Issues of normative and non-normative child and family functioning in child assessment and intervention planning are considered. Observational techniques, standardized tests, informal assessment measures, developmental assessments, and alternatives to current testing practices are discussed and reviewed from the multiple disciplines impacting child assessment and intervention. The broad range of modalities utilized in intervention with children is given strong emphasis with observation and student practice required at an intervention site. Students enrolled in this course may be required to share information regarding their personal life, family, or relationships. Prerequisites: PSYC 110, PSYC 290, or SOCW 310/311