ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing and ( SOC WORK 205 , 708 , or 605 prior to Fall 2024), or declared in Social Work Advanced Standing MSW or the Professional or Personal Enrichment Program Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the historical context of developmental disability Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Compare models of disability and their implications Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Differentiate typical development from atypical development Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Classify different developmental disability diagnoses Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Describe the ways in which developmental disabilities impact individuals and families Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Understand the way in which disability intersects with other identities Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Advance human rights and social and economic justice for people with disabilities. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the historical context of developmental disability Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Compare models of disability and their implications Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Differentiate typical development from atypical development Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Classify different developmental disability diagnoses Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Describe the ways in which developmental disabilities impact individuals and families Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Understand the way in which disability intersects with other identities Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Advance human rights and social and economic justice for people with disabilities. Audience: Graduate