SED 4300 - Assessment and Methods for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

3(2 + 2)

Prerequisite: SED 3820, SED 4250; or permission of instructor

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 in a variety of settings. Theoretical approaches, identification, educational placement, 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. Students are required to apply knowledge and skills in a 30 hour field-based experience.