Developmental Disabilities I: Evaluation, Assessment and Systems

Harvard HSPH

The course focuses on issues confronting professionals who work with people with developmental disabilities, their families, and the system. Materials are organized with a developmental format in mind. Emphasis for first half of semester will be on understanding the professionals' role in diagnosing, evaluating, and assessing children who have developmental disabilities or who are at high risk of acquiring them. Specific discussions of families and services will highlight the second half…