PSYC 742 - HSP Advanced Seminar in Child Health Psychology

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This advanced graduate seminar provides an overview of current issues in child health psychology. Topic areas include: childhood cancer, chronic pain conditions, stressful and painful medical procedures, chronic childhood illnesses (e.g. diabetes and asthma), compliance and self-management, and professional/ethical issues in child health psychology. Each medical topic area will be addressed from a multidimensional perspective including: a) a brief overview of the disease process and/or medical management, b) the experience of the child and the developmental tasks affected by health condition, c) implications for the family and the larger community, d) coordination with the medical system, and e) the empirical/theoretical literature. Clinical case material will be presented to complement empirical readings. The role of the psychologist as a consultant in primary and tertiary care pediatric settings also will be discussed.