EDUC421-06W (U) Whole Year 2006 (University Campus)

Introduction to Interventions

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2006
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2006
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 5 March 2006
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 3 September 2006

Description

An overview of the effectiveness of the interventions and therapies commonly used in the treatment of various childhood disorders.

This course, which follows on directly from EDUC612 Disorders of Childhood, provides an overview of the main interventions, therapies and treatments which have been developed for common childhood disorders.  The course covers interventions for children with phobias, anxiety disorders, depression, behaviour problems, learning difficulties, speech and language disorders, autism, and intellectual disabilities.  It also covers the criteria which are used in evaluating the effectiveness of interventions; and the important characteristics of effective interventions.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of School.

Lecturers

Garry Hornby and John Church

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Mid year test 08 Jun 2006 35%
Intervention report and presentation 03 Aug 2006 15%
I E P exercise (take home test) 02 Oct 2006 15%
Final Test 24 Oct 2006 35%

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $937.00

* 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 Educational Studies and Leadership .

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