380.623.81 ADOLESCENT HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Lectures on research findings and issues present biological, psychological, and social aspects of normal adolescent growth and development as a framework for viewing a variety of adolescent health problems and their social and biological effects. Also considers programmatic needs of the adolescent.

At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Understand the biological and psychological developmental processes that occur during adolescence and puberty.

2. Identify major health concerns affecting adolescents in both the domestic and international domains.

3. Frame major health concerns affecting adolescents within a conceptual framework to understand their key determinates that include risk and protective factors within the biological, social, cultural, behavioral, political and environmental domains.

4. Analyze major health concerns affecting adolescents in an effort to recommend effective interventions to improve the health of adolescent.

5. Explore four topical areas (reproductive health, adolescents with disabilities, substance use and juvenile justice) in depth to understand the interplay of key determinates in different settings through guest speakers and case studies.

6. Develop necessary facilitation skills to effectively moderate panels of guest speakers as part of the topic specific case studies.

7. Work in multi-disciplinary teams to create a poster presentation on a major health concerns affecting adolescents, which includes creating a poster board for visual display and a brief oral presentation similar to those conducted at professional conferences.

8. Demonstrate critical and analytical thinking by preparing a written report on a major health concern affecting adolescents that includes a description of the magnitude of the concern, a conceptual framework and a recommended intervention.