Overview
Description
Examines the impact of trauma, chronic stress, and adversity on infants, young children, caregivers, and early relationships. Emphasizes trauma-informed, relationship-based, and reflective practices in infant and early childhood mental health.
Requirements
Prerequisites
HDFS 415
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): HDFS 415
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- describe core concepts of infant and early childhood trauma and explain their relevance to infant/early childhood mental health practice through class discussions, Padlets, and the written case analysis and reflective paper.
- explain how trauma affects the developing body and brain in class discussions, Padlets, and the written case analysis and reflective paper.
- analyze the parent and infant/child dyad through a trauma-informed and culturally responsive approach through an iterative and semester-long case study.
- apply trauma-informed, evidence-based infant and early childhood mental health interventions and reflective practices through class discussions, Padlets, and the written case analysis and reflective paper.
- describe and apply Reflective Supervision/Consultation (RS/C) principles and processes to support trauma-informed practice in infant and early childhood mental health through class discussions, Padlets, and the RS/C assignments.