SW 528 - Child and Adolescent Trauma

Institution:

Simmons University

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Description:

Prerequisite: Field (446) and Social Work Practice (421) An advanced seminar addressing psychological, sociological, legal, and ecological aspects of family violence in its varied forms, especially in the sexual, physical, and psychological abuse of children and adolescents, as well as wife battering. Theories of and research on intrafamilial and extrafamilial abuse are discussed. Counter-transference phenomena are identified and alternate forms of treatment are explored.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.simmons.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 521-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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