Child and Adolescent Therapy

This course will provide students with a basic understanding and practical approaches to the major theories, assessment, and treatment of children and adolescents. Theoretical frameworks of counselling and clinical skills of observation, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning of children and adolescent will be developed from both a Christian and a psychological perspective. Students will engage in experiential learning of various interventions utilized in assessing and treating children and adolescents with specific and commonly encountered developmental, social, or behavioral issues. Prerequisites COUN 574, 674, 677.