SOWK 5366: Early Childhood Mental Health

University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Highlights the relevance of early relationships between children and their parents, families, and other care providers to later health, mental health, and social adjustment.� The emphasis will be on how the social environment and neuroanatomy during the earliest years of life interact to shape later functioning. This course will cover basic evidence-based prevention and interventions for young children and their caregivers. IECMH Endorsement: This course partially addresses Competency Guidelines for�Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant�and Early Childhood Mental Health�. Section information text: This Second-Half Term course runs from October to December. Please refer to the academic calendar for specific start and end dates. This course is an asynchronous online course, so there are no required class meeting dates. Description: This course highlights the relevance of early relationships between children and their parents, families, and other care providers to later health, mental health, and social adjustment. Emphasis on how the social environment and neuroanatomy during the earliest years of life interact to shape later functioning. Covers basic evidence-based prevention and interventions for young children and their caregivers. Students should have some familiarity with child developmental theory.