330.647.11
Childhood Victimization: An Overview of Public Health Efforts
Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Mental Health
Credit(s)
1
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
End Date
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Tuesday, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Course Instructor(s)
Ryan Shields
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Resources
Students and professionals whose work intersects with child development, trauma, welfare or delinquency will benefit from learning about both victimization and perpetration of child maltreatment. This case-based course will include discussion of child sexual abuse, physical abuse and neglect.
Examines childhood victimization from a public health perspective. Familiarizes students with public health strategies used to address three related domains: detection and prevention, treating victims, and offender interventions. Challenges students to critically examine policy and practice, using cases such as the Penn State sex abuse scandal. Uses small group break-out sessions to help familiarize students with the public health approach to violence prevention.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify the key components of a comprehensive public health approach to the prevention of childhood victimization.
- Critique the scope, reach, and content of services available to victims of child maltreatment.
- Evaluate the quality and limitations of criminal justice interventions for perpetrators of childhood violence.
- Explain key components of primary prevention interventions.