7813 (v.5) Children at Risk 150

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Area:	Department of Social Work and Social Policy
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Comprehensive study of life situations which are stress producing for children, such as hospitalisation, divorce, adoption and child abuse. Lectures will cover behavioural signs of stress in children, the effects of child abuse and management of children suffering from deprivation and abuse.