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This course focuses on the psychological, developmental and behavioural needs of children and adolescents, and their families in healthcare settings. Topics will examine the impact of a range of paediatric conditions on a child’s developmental course and family wellbeing, including, for example, both acute and chronic medical conditions, disability, and accidental/ non-accidental injuries from the neonatal period to adolescence. These include, for example, preterm birth, brain injury, regulatory disorders (e.g., sleep, eating), intellectual and motor problems, autism, pain, grief and trauma, and how to support children and whanau in a hospital setting. Important contribution psychologists make at the intersection of mental and physical health will be discussed alongside some practical considerations for working in health settings.
1. Critically examine contemporary models of care and frameworks for working in culturally and socially appropriate ways with children and families presenting in health settings.2. Demonstrate knowledge of the developmental needs of children experiencing a range of health conditions, with awareness of impacts on child development and families over the life course.3. Understand the neurobiology of regulation and its development, and in turn be able to apply it to a range of common paediatric conditions.
Subject to the approval of the Associate Dean Academic.
CFPY601
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Lianne Woodward
Domestic fee $1,286.00
International Postgraduate fees
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see School of Health Sciences .