EDP521

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Mental Health Interventions

School of Education

Course Subject Code

EDP

Course Number

521

Course Description

Candidates will have knowledge of direct interventions that focus on behavioral, and social/emotional interventions for children and families. Candidates engage multi-disciplinary teams to develop and implement mental health interventions. Candidates have knowledge of biological, cultural, developmental, and social influences on behavior and mental health; behavioral and emotional impacts on learning and life skills; and evidence-based strategies to promote social–emotional functioning and mental health. Candidates, in collaboration with others, demonstrate skills to use assessment and data-collection methods and to implement and evaluate services that support socialization, social emotional learning, and mental health.