Course Objective |
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Course Description |
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Course Schedule |
- Introductions
- Adolescent development
- Family influence on adolescent development
- Community influence on adolescent development
- Overview of adolescent emotional and behavioral problems
- Social difficulties
- Anxiety & depression
- Suicide & self-injurious behavior
- Eating disorders
- Dating/relationship; partner violence; teen pregnancy
- Sensation-seeking, risk-taking, and reckless behaviors
- Substance misuse and abuse
- Aggression/bullying
- Gangs
- Primary preventions
- Evidence-based practices
- Students presentations
- Conclusions & final thoughts
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Teaching Methods |
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Teaching Assistant |
N/A
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Requirement/Grading |
?Attendance (10%)
?Class participation and in-class activities(30%)
?Individual and group presentations (30%)
?Final Report (30%)
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Textbook & Reference |
- Gullotta, T.P. & Adams, G.R. (2005). Handbook of Adolescent Behavioral Problems. Springer Science + Business Media, Inc.
- Santrock, John W. (2011). Adolescence (14th ed.). New York: McGraw-hill.
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Urls about Course |
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Attachment |
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