380.845.01
Seminar in Adolescent Health
Course Status
Cancelled
Course Status
Cancelled
Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Friday, 9:00 - 11:50am
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Synthesizes knowledge acquired across a range of courses in adolescent health and development and focuses that knowledge in a public health framework from both a domestic and international perspective. Explores ethical issues in research with adolescents, cultural competency in adolescent health and the impact of policy on adolescent health using case studies and interactive discussion.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe ethical issues in research with adolescents (e.g., minor consent, parental notification, research with especially vulnerable populations certificates of confidentiality)
- Recognize the role cultural identity plays in one’s discussing of researcher perspectives/assumptions and those of culturally divergent subjects in adolescent health
- Apply a conceptual approach to discuss the role that policies play in improving adolescent health using industrialized and developing world examples (e.g., Title X, graduated driver licensure, school health policies)
Enrollment Restriction
No undergraduates