Apr 19, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2019-20 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2019-20 [Archived Catalog]

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CFS 4760 - Children and Families in Health Care Settings


Students will acquire skills in helping children and families cope with the stress of a health care experience, in hospitals and other medical settings. In addition, analysis of stress, coping theorie,s and reactions will be examined, as well as exploration of developmental and psychosocial care of hospitalized children and their families.

Requisites: C or better in (CFS 2700 and 2710 and 2980) and (Jr or Sr)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will analyze the stress and coping reactions of hospitalized children in the context of coping and stress theory.
  • Students will demonstrate an understanding of the unique issues and experiences parents and siblings deal with who have a child/sibling with medical needs.
  • Students will describe the unique issues and experiences hospitalized children face.
  • Students will examine issues and influences specific to families and children’s needs across a health-care continuum, including ethical, legal, spiritual, and cultural.
  • Students will utilize a psychosocial approach in understanding how to meet children’s needs across a health-care continuum.



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