PFRH 652* RISK AND RESILIENCE IN ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT

This course explores how adolescents in developing country settings could successfully adapt in the face of risk and adversity to ensure positive developmental outcomes. The course discusses risk and protective factors as well as how adolescent can develop resistance to environmental and individual level factors during the developmental processes. It will also examine the socio-cultural and institutional contexts that promote or inhibit positive/healthy outcomes for youth development. Various resilience theories will be explored. A comparative analysis of successful adolescent reproductive health interventions from various cultural settings will be made to equip students with new knowledge from research and practice.