SED 4300 - Assessment and Methods for Emotional/Behavioral Disorders

3(2 + 2)

Prerequisite: SED 2200, SED 3600, SED 4250

This course is designed for teacher candidates to learn how to select, adapt, and use instructional interventions and strategies with students with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/ BD) in a variety of settings. Students are required to apply knowledge and skills in a 45-hour field-based experience. Theoretical approaches, screening/identification, educational placement considerations, and assessment and evaluation issues will be addressed. In addition, specific categories of disordered behavior such as bipolar, depression, anxiety, oppositional defiant disorders, schizophrenia, and childhood psychosis will be discussed.