BCD702 - Effects of Stress, Trauma and Violence on Children's Learning

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Subject Title
Effects of Stress, Trauma and Violence on Children's Learning

Subject Description
This course is designed for students to learn to identify children affected by stress, trauma and/or violence and to effectively support them. Students will learn about the signs and symptoms of stress and trauma and how stress, violence, and trauma affect children?s learning, cognitive brain development, and social-emotional development. The short and long term consequences of being exposed to stress, trauma, or violence, as well as the social and family causes, will be considered. Central to this course is the examination of resilience and the strategies that may be used to meet child and family needs.
 

Credit Status
BCD702 is a required subject in the Honours Bachelor of Child Development degree.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

Upon successful completion of this subject, the student will be able to:
 

  1. Recognize the effects of stress, trauma, and violence on the daily lives of children in a variety of sociocultural-historical contexts.
  2. Examine mechanisms contributing to healthy brain development and social emotional well-being in children in a range of settings.
  3. Compare the effectiveness of strategies to promote resiliency in children and their caregivers using Reaching In Reaching Out (RIRO) principles.
  4. Analyze personal biases and their influences on one's professional practice when working with families.
  5. Assess strategies and resources available at the individual, family, and community levels to support the well-being of all children.
 

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