Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology 2500-EN-PS-CS5-02
The course includes three main modules:
1. Introduction to child and adolescent clinical psychology that will provide an overview of: historical context of child and adolescent clinical psychology, epidemiology, developmental trajectories leading to emotional, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders in children and adolescents, risk and protective factors, main theories of child and adolescent psychopathology, diagnosis of child and adolescent disorders and issues in clinical decision making.
2. Characteristics of selected neurodevelopmental, behavioral and emotional disorders and problems in children and adolescents e.g. autism, ADHD, oppositional-defiant disorder, conduct disorder, anxiety disorders, depression.
3. Basics of counseling and psychotherapy with children and adolescents. Main approaches to counseling and psychotherapy of children, adolescents and their families (humanistic, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, family systems and integrative)
Type of course
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to describe:
1. Developmental trajectories leading to emotional, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders in children and adolescents.
2. Risk and protective factors..
3. Main theories of child and adolescent psychopathology.
4. Process of diagnosis of child and adolescent emotional, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders and process of clinical decision making.
5. Characteristics of selected disorders in children and adolescents in particular: autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, conduct disorders, oppositional-defiant disorder, anxiety disorders and depression.
6. Basics of counseling and psychotherapy with children and adolescents.
7. Main approaches to counseling and psychotherapy with children, adolescents and their families.
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