Students will be introduced to major areas of developmental psychopathology from infancy through adolescence. The focus of this course is on theory, empirical research, and interventions related to behavioral, emotional, and cognitive disorders.

This course explores theoretical perspectives and empirical data on disorders in children from infancy through adolescence. Students will be introduced to salient concepts, research, and controversies in the field of exceptionality. This course will enhance students’ understanding of various disorders (e.g., etiology, diagnosis, prognosis, current research) and related interventions.

Textbook Readings and Presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (2)

The student is required to create a thread in response to the provided prompt. Each thread must be at least 400 words and be written in current APA format. The thread must include at least 1 textbook, 1 research, and and 1 Bible citation. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 1 other classmate’s thread. The reply must be at least 300 words and be written in current APA format. The reply must include at least 1 textbook or research citation and 1 Bible citation (CLO A, B, C, E).

The student will submit a title page and reference page formatted according to current APA student standards. Both the title page and reference page must be submitted in one document. Formatting should comply with current APA standards. (CLO C).

The student will submit an annotated bibliography containing a 200-250 word annotation and a 100-150 word rationale for each of 5 peer-reviewed journal articles. Formatting should comply with current APA standards. (CLO C).

Research Paper: Final Submission Assignment

The student will write a research paper examining a disorder/disability of interest or which he/she feels called to work. This assignment must be in current APA format, citing a minimum of 10 current (past 5 year), peer-reviewed, scholarly sources in addition to the textbook and the Bible (CLO A, B, C, D, E).

Quizzes (8)

Each quiz covers the Learn material for each assigned Module: Week. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes and have a 1 hour and 30-minute time limit to answer multiple-choice and true/false questions. (CLO A, B, C, E).