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Issues of Trauma and Abuse in Children with Special Needs

Hybrid Course beginning on June 27 with four Thursday evening sessions plus online
Online June 27 through August 13, plus four in-class sessions at the Genesee ISD on Thursdays, July 7, 14, 28; August 11, 2011
SAIL registration for current OU graduate students: SE 590, CRN 33799


Topics
  • Definition of Child Abuse/Trauma and its affects on children, adolescents and adults
  • Diagnoses, from the DSM-IV-TR, given to some individuals who have been abused/traumatized
  • How child abuse/trauma impacts an individual’s ability to learn and process information
  • Interventions educators can use in the classroom with students who have suffered child abuse/trauma

Learning Goals/Course Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will:
  • Be able to define child abuse/trauma and have an understanding as to how child abuse/trauma impacts children, adolescents and adults 
  • Know the symptoms of depression and/or suicide and know how to intervene when they identify a student who shows symptoms of depression and/or suicide ideation.
  • Understand the behaviors of a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder.
  • Understand how child abuse and/or trauma impacts one’s ability to learn and process information.
  • Learn various interventions educators can use in the classroom with students who have suffered from child abuse and/or trauma.

Course Leader
Penny S. Lantz, LMSW, ACSW, SSW - biography

Schedule
Online from June 27 through August 13, plus face-to-face meetings on Thursdays, July 7, 14, 28; August 11, 2011 at the Genesee ISD from 5 p.m. to 8:20 p.m.

Location
Online and Genesee ISD, Flint

Brochure
Issues of Trauma and Abuse in Children with Special Needs [PDF]

Cost
SE 590 - (two graduate credits) Education Issues of Trauma and Abuse in Children with Special Needs
Tuition rates Payment Plan



How to Enroll
Current OU Students - Graduate Credit
  Online SAIL registration will be available for current OU graduate students.
SE 590, CRN 33799 (two graduate credits): Issues of Trauma and Abuse in Children with Special Needs

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Susan Martino, Director of Program Development
School of Education and Human Services

(248) 370-4145 phone  |   (248) 370-3137 fax
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