CAMS-UA 111, 112 - Risk and Resilience in Urban Teens: Mental Health Promotion and Practicum

Institution:

New York University

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Three decades ago, prevention approaches emerged seeking to cultivate psychological well-being among youth before the manifestation of pathology or problem behaviors. Since then, theory-based prevention programs targeting behavioral risk factors have demonstrated reductions in drug use, aggression, early sexual activity, depression, and anxiety in adolescents. Still, 35 percent of 14- to 17-year-olds engage in one or two high-risk behaviors, another 30 percent engage in multiple high-risk behaviors, and 20 percent of youth experience a major psychiatric disorder by the end of high school. In this two-semester course, students examine school-based Minor in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies mental-health promotion practices, positive youth development, resilience and risk-taking among urban adolescents. They will master a strength-based curriculum addressing cognitive distortions, stress management and reduction, drug and alcohol use, and healthy relationships, among other topics, and then deliver this 11-session curriculum to 9th- and 10th-grade students at high schools in New York City.

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4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nyu.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 998-1212

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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