SemesterSpring Semester, 2025
DepartmentJunior Class of Department of Education Senior Class of Department of Education
Course NameGuidance of Adolescent Deviant Behavior
InstructorWU PEI-YU
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
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Week

Topic

Content and Reading Assignment

Teaching Activities and Homework

1

Orientation



&



Basic Concepts

  1. Course Introduction

  2. Assigned Reading Materials

  3. Introduction to Guidance for Deviant Behaviors in Adolescents

  4. Literature Reading: T1-Chapter 1-2

  1. Introduction to the course content and requirements.

  2. Discussion and revision of the course design and objectives between teacher and students.

2

Development

  • Families and Community Influence on Adolescent Development

  • Literature Reading: T1-Chapter 4-5

Pre-study of the literature reading.



Confirm schools/organizations and cases

3

Adolescent Mental Health

  • Adolescent Mental Health and DSM-V

  • Literature Reading: T1-Chapter 3, 6

Pre-study of the literature reading.



Prepare for Case Report

4

Anxiety Disorders

  • Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

  • Case Study

  • Literature Reading: T1-Chapter 7, 13

Pre-study of the literature reading.



Prepare for Case Report

5

Mood Disorders

  • Depression and Bipolar  Disorders

  • Case Study

  • Literature Reading: T1- Chapter 10-11

Pre-study of the literature reading.



Prepare for Case Report

6

Suicide

  • Theories of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors

  • Case Study

  • Literature Reading: T2- Chapter 2-3

Pre-study of the literature reading.



Prepare for Case Report

7


 Qingming Festival

8

Suicide and Self injury

  • Causes and Effects of Suicide and Self-Injury

  • Case Study

  • Literature Reading: T2- Chapter 4-6

Pre-study of the literature reading.



Prepare for Case Report

9

Assessment

  • Predict of Suicide Behavior and Risk Assessment

  • Case Study

  • Literature Reading: T2- Chapter 9-10

Pre-study of the literature reading.



Prepare for Case Report

10

Impulsivity

  • ADHD, ODD, CD

  • Case Study

  • Literature Reading: T1-Chapter 9, 14

Pre-study of the literature reading.



Prepare for Case Report

11

Eating Disorders

  • Obesity, Eating Disorders

  • Case Study

  • Literature Reading: T1-Chapter 15-16

Pre-study of the literature reading.



Prepare for Case Report

12

Autism

  • ASD

  • Case Study

  • Literature Reading: T1-Chapter 17-18

Pre-study of the literature reading.



Prepare for Case Report

13

Internet

  • Media, Cyberbullying

  • Case Study

  • Literature Reading: T1- Chapter 20, 22, 25

Pre-study of the literature reading.



Prepare for Case Report

14

Violence

  • Bullying, Delinquency and Violent Behavior

  • Case Study

  • Literature Reading: T1-Chapter 23-24, 27

Pre-study of the literature reading.



Prepare for Case Report

15

Sexual Issues

  • Dating Violence, Sex Offenders, Incest

  • Case Study

  • Literature Reading: T1-Chapter 29-31

Pre-study of the literature reading.



Prepare for Case Report

16

Addiction

  • Substance Misuse and Abuse

  • Case Study

  • Literature Reading: T1-Chapter 26

Pre-study of the literature reading.



Prepare for Case Report

17


 Flexible Supplementary Teaching

18


 Flexible Supplementary Teaching

Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

To be determined


Requirement/Grading

  1. Case report and group discussion: 40%

  2. Classroom performance and attendance: 30%

  3. Final report: 30%


Textbook & Reference

Textbooks:




  1. Gullotta, T. P. Plant, R. W.& Adams, G. R. (Eds.). (2015). Handbook of Adolescent Behavioral Problems: Evidence-Based Approaches to Prevention and Treatment (2nd ed.). Springer Science + Business Media, Inc.

  2. Miranda, R., & Jeglic, E. L. (2021). Handbook of youth suicide prevention: Integrating research into practice. Springer Nature Switzerland AG.



 



References:




  1. Bradshaw, C. P., Evans, S. W., Owens, J. S., & Weist, M. D. (Eds.). (2023). Handbook of School Mental Health: Innovations in Science and Practice. Springer International Publishing AG.

  2. American Psychiatry Association (2013) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition(DSM-5).

  3. Barnhill, J. W. (Ed.). (2014). DSM-5™ clinical cases. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc..

  4. Ng, M. Y., Schleider, J. L., Horn, R. L., & Weisz, J. R. (2021). Psychotherapy for children and adolescents: From efficacy to effectiveness, scaling, and personalizing. In M. Barkham, W. Lutz, & L. Castonguay (Eds.), Bergin and Garfield’s handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change (7th ed., pp. 625–670). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

  5. Fitzpatrick, O.M., Bailin, A., Venturo-Conerly, K.E., Wei, M., & Weisz, J.R. (2022). An efficient intervention for youths with multiple mental health problems. In Schleider, J.L. (Ed.), Oxford guide to brief and low intensity interventions for children and young people (pages 298- ). New York: Oxford University Press.

  6. Venturo-Conerly, K.E, Fitzpatrick, O.M., & Weisz, J. (2022). Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy. Encyclopedia of Mental Health, 3rd Edition.


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