About Child Psychopathology
This advanced child psychopathology course study about mental disorders that arises in childhood and adolescence scientifically. It is a critical examination of child and adolescent psychopathology, focusing on assessment, diagnosis, etiology and treatment. The course reviews difficulties ranging from mild and transient difficulties to serious and chronic developmental and non developmental disorders. The course will also involve critical analysis of case studies of children experiencing a wide variety of difficulties. These examinations will, in turn, introduce tactics for intervention. Child psychopathologists concentrate on developmental process. Thus the field of child psychopathology is intertwined with the field of developmental psychopathology, which is the study of the origins and lifespan development of psychopathology. The dynamic research and interventions in these fields are concerned with cognitive, emotional, and behavioral development in psychosocial contexts, focused on transitions in family, school, community, and culture. Perspectives from developmental child psychopathology in this course are concerned with situations and dynamics in child development that contribute to disorder, risk, vulnerability, protective factors, and resilience. Specific disorders to be reviewed include: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder and other disruptive behavior disorders, autism, anxiety disorders of childhood, affective (mood) disorders, substance use disorders, and eating disorders. Child psychopathology course will be delivered with practical attachment in mental health service settings like Joy Autism center….as a partial fulfillment of the course. Hence, its experience is an opportunity for students to apply concepts learned in the classroom to real-life children scenarios and demonstrates students’ ability to perform in a professional setting.