Online Courses Handbook 2003

303675 (v.2) Ed 607 - Working with Children, Adolescents and their Families

Area:	Faculty of Education
Contact Hours:	2.0
Credits:	25.0
Workshop:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Counselling differences between adolescents, children and adults. Developmental stages and theories pertaining to this area. Family structures and their effects on children and adolescents (eg divorce and separation, blended and step families, single parent families). Domestic violence and its effects on families. Child abuse and neglect. Reporting abuse and neglect legal implications. Communication skills with parents. Narrative skills and interventions. Parent/teen conflict and peer pressure. Substance use and abuse. Eating disorders and self-image. Sexuality and human relationships. Depression and suicide.