This course examines normative development and optimal functioning from infancy through adulthood. Particular emphasis is placed on how current research and developmental theories impact assessments of and interventions with children, adolescents, and adults who deviate from the normal course of development. Developmental changes across the life span are traced and factors that foster development including biological, familial, and cultural influences are explored with special consideration of risk and protective factors in development.
Semester Offered
Fall/Spring