SW 579 SW Practice w/ Adolescents
This course will examine the major areas of adolescent development including interpersonal and contextual changes and behaviors. The course will focus on developmental issues faced by adolescents and topics will include identity development, risk-taking behavior, psychosocial adjustment, delinquency, substance use/abuse, depression and suicidality, psychological disorders, resilience and protective factors. Normal adolescent development. Attention will also be given to identifying and developing the skills necessary to engage youth and their families at various levels of practice by critically examining the influences of community, government, and society as well as the implications for prevention & intervention programs for adolescents. This course meets the requirement for a clinical practice elective.