SOWK 432: Working with Children

This course highlights the basic knowledge and skills required to work with children, and targets people whose aim is to build a profession around children. The course addresses issues of human rights relating to children. It discusses the developmental milestones of children, focusing on a number of theoretical perspectives on child development. It also looks at disorders associated with the developmental stages and how these affect the child’s functioning. Also to be examined are familial determinants of children’s behaviours and extra-familial stressors, parenting styles and how to promote positive behaviours in children.