PC 730 - Child and Adolescent Theory and Practice: Treatment Approaches and Spiritual Integration

(3.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: PC 662 , PC 778 . Focuses on the cognitive, physical, spiritual, and psychosocial development of children and adolescents and the implications for spiritually oriented psychotherapy. This course also explores assessment, prevention, and intervention for the spiritual, emotional, behavioral, and academic concerns typically seen from age 7 through adolescence, including depression, loss and trauma, ADHD, and externalizing and acting out issues. A variety of approaches are taught, including specialized strategies for spiritually oriented child therapy, play therapy, adolescent therapy, parent counseling, and intervention with families and schools.