SW303A

Life Span Human Behavior

Social WorkUndergraduate

Credits

3

Course Description

This course studies individual and family development across the lifespan from a bio/psycho/social perspective. Students use critical thinking skills in evaluating and applying various developmental theories in work with clients. Course content includes material on ecological and systems theory, cognitive and behavioral theories, and psychodynamic theories. Students complete three interviews and psychosocial assessments of someone at adolescence, midlife, and later adulthood.

Academic Level

Undergraduate

School

School of Health Sciences