COUN 512 Human Growth and Development

Application of personality theory and the life stages to human behavior and the counseling process. This course includes a survey of the physiological, social, and psychological factors that influence the development of personality. It seeks to understand what makes a person distinctively different, along with the critical evaluation of various theories of personality development.

Credits

3

Outcomes

1. Theories of individual and family development across the lifespan.
2. Theories of learning.
3. Theories of normal and abnormal personality development.
4. Biological, neurological, and physiological factors that affect human development, functioning, and behavior.
5. Systemic and environmental factors that affect human development, functioning, and behavior.
6. Ethical and culturally relevant strategies for promoting resilience and optimum development and wellness across the lifespan.
7. effects of crisis, disasters, and trauma on diverse individuals across the lifespan
8. a general framework for understanding differing abilities and strategies for differentiated interventions