Description
This course will focus on helping students to understand the complex family systems where the effects of child maltreatment are the presenting problems, and the impact of these problems on school attendance, involvement and performance. This is an advanced human behavior in the social environment, focusing on theory and complex family systems where the effects of child maltreatment are the presenting problems, and the manner in which these problems manifest in the school setting. The major types of child maltreatment will be defined, described and discussed.