The request to create SOWK 6171

Date: January 30, 2015
To: College of Health and Human Services
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: January 8, 2015
Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Spring 2015

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SOWK 6171. Early Childhood Mental Health. (3) This course highlights the relevance of early relationships between children and their parents, families, and other care providers to later health, mental health, and social adjustment. The emphasis will be on how the social environment and neuroanatomy during the earliest years of life interact to shape later functioning. This course will cover basic evidence-based prevention and interventions for young children and their caregivers. Students should have some familiarity with child developmental theory. (on demand)