EGC 533 Child and Adolescent Growth and Development

This course examines students’ understanding of childhood growth and development within complex social contexts and in school counselling. The course introduces students to a variety of perspectives on development, including traditional and emerging western theories and Indigenous understandings of childhood development. The course explores and emphasizes the impact of developmental expectations and pressures on children and a recognition that developmental diversity is an essential lens when working with children inside of school systems. The course supports students in examining the role of theory, developing a complex and nuanced understanding of development, and applying concepts of development in their role as school counsellors.

Credits

3

Outcomes

1. This course will prepare students to:
2. 1. Review the role and the importance of theory in understanding human development.
3. 2. Investigate major theories of child and adolescent growth, including multicultural considerations.
4. 3. Apply developmental themes to practical interventions in schools.
5. 4. Apply developmental theories to interpret student’s own developmental trajectory.
6. 5. Evaluate how student’s developmental trajectory might affect their professional practice.
7. 6. Identify and apply basic elements of case conceptualization in the context of child and adolescent growth and development.