Handbook

This course will address advanced-level topics relating to the development and maintenance of wellbeing and resilience in children and adolescents. These include self-esteem, self-efficacy, coping, risk-taking, and responsibility. Course content will involve a critical review of current research findings and contemporary theories pertaining to development within these topic areas, as well as a discussion of factors that can interact with and obstruct this development. Students will develop skills in the creation of novel research questions, translating empirical data to real-world contexts with practical applications, and disseminating scientific ideas in a variety of formats for different purposes.