Principles of Pediatric Care for Children and Youth with Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities

Graduate / Professional

This course introduces students to the principles of advanced practice primary care of children and youth with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Using an ecobiodevelopmental framework, the course examines the various clinical presentations and underpinnings, challenges, and joys inherent in caring for this population. It explores many of the medical-, school-, and community-based interventions and therapies that optimize development and emphasizes the necessary collaboration with these colleagues. Importantly, the course offers a lens into the lived experience of children, youth, and their caregivers across the continuum of early childhood, school-aged, and adolescent development. The course touches on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, both its facets and implications, as well as the barriers to realization and access to care. Experiential in design, the course blends lecture, direct observation, and reflective process to emphasize relational care and clinical humility while equipping nurse practitioners with a deeper and broader clinical toolkit to meaningfully support these patients and their families. Prerequisite: NURS 7410 . 1½ Course cr HTBA