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May 11, 2024
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EDCE 6450 - Counseling Over the Lifespan
In this course, students review the nature and needs of individuals across the lifespan, emphasizing developmental science and counseling interventions. Major theories of growth and development, personality, and learning are explored. The course includes topics addressing ethical, culturally relevant and social policy implications of normative and nonnormative age- and history-graded influences relevant to counseling professionals.
Requisites:
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to identify major theories of growth and development addressing physical, cognitive and social/emotional domains.
- Students will be able to interpret and apply theoretical and empirical literature in the areas of lifespan development.
- Students will be able to describe developmental issues, concerns, and tasks during each stage of development in the life cycle.
- Students will be able to identify ethical, culturally relevant and social policy implications of normative and nonnormative age- and history-graded influences across the lifespan.
- Students will be able to identify and analyze systemic, environmental, biological, neurological, and physiological factors that affect human development, functioning, and behavior using a case study.
- Students will be able to apply research and design developmentally appropriate, evidence-based interventions using a case study.
- Student will be able to apply a holistic model of wellness to a case study and identify strategies for fostering resilience and optimum development.
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