PPP 755 - Behavioral and Mental Health

Credits 3
This course is an overview of emotional and behavioral pathology most likely to be encountered by school psychologists in educational settings. The course will employ a developmental system theory approach to familiarize candidates with the characteristic, educational classifications, and diagnoses of the disorders studied. Evidence-based interventions to prevent and ameliorate academic and behavioral challenges associates with a variety of pathological conditions will be explored. The knowledge of principles and research related to resilience and risk factors, mental health services in schools and communities, school response and recovery, and discipline policies to support multi-tiered prevention will also be covered.