Pediatric Psychology and Health Disparities

3 Hours

Focus on current research and practice in pediatric psychology, including the biological, psychological, and social foundations of pediatric conditions, as well as lifespan health conditions related to development in childhood. Explore general principles of pediatric psychology, pediatric health disparities, and disease-specific issues (e.g. cancer, asthma, diabetes, obesity), including developmental processes of risk and resilience and prevention and intervention for these conditions. Only one of the following may be counted: Educational Psychology 382E (Topic 11), 382E (Topic 12), 397 (Topic 6).