Sentences with phrase «programs on adolescent development»

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Teacher education programs are so focused on content knowledge that they often fail to provide adequate preparation on child and adolescent development, concludes a report scheduled to come out this week from two leading organizations in those respective fields.

In the Prevention Science and Practice (PSP) Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, you will explore the many risk and protective influences on child and adolescent development, and learn how to design strengths - based interventions that promote well - being across academic, social - emotional, and health domains.

Participants in this two - day on - campus program will work with renowned thought leaders, including Laurie M. Brotman, Bezos Family Foundation Professor of Early Childhood Development, Department of Population Health, and Professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine; Lyrica Fils - Aime, Community School Director of Children's Aid and Director of Clinical Services and Training at OmPlay; Carla Shalaby, Postdoctoral Fellow with TeachingWorks at the University of Michigan and author of Troublemakers; and Amanda Williford, Research Associate Professor at the University of Virginia, and one of the creators of the innovative Banking Time program.

The Secondary Teaching program uses an interdisciplinary approach by combining course work from Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences (WCAS) in a chosen field — such as English, history or math — with School of Education and Social Policy courses on such topics as child and adolescent development, educational philosophy, and methods of instruction.

Suggests that early childhood development focus on play, elementary school gear the curriculum toward learning how the world works, middle schools create programs that develop the young adolescent's social, emotional, and meta - cognitive growth, and high schools emphasize preparing students to live independently in the real world.

Lexia's signature program, Lexia Reading Core5, focuses on foundational skill development, the new Lexia PowerUp Literacy supports literacy skills for non-proficient adolescent students, and the Lexia RAPID Assessment (a partnership with Florida Center for Reading Research) provides an adaptive, computer based 3x / yr.

Many global health and development initiatives call for action to improve adolescents» prospects for a healthy and productive adulthood, and, in particular, to reduce adolescent childbearing.1 Information on adolescent sexual and reproductive health is vital to support decision - making to advance these initiatives and to develop effective programs addressing adolescents» needs.

As a family therapist and former clinical director of adolescent treatment programs, her concern for the adverse effects of stress on the social and emotional development of teens led to pioneering work in the area of self - compassion for teens.

Dr. Jelalian's research program focuses on development and implementation of innovative weight control interventions for children and adolescents, as well as evaluation of state wide policy to promote healthier school nutrition and physical activity environments.

Final Report on the Development and Pilot of the «BRiTA» Program: Building Resilience in Transcultural Adolescents.

Several interventions have been demonstrated to be effective in reducing the prevalence of behaviors that place adolescents at risk for acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).1 — 6 These programs have in common a small - group and face - to - face method of delivery, an emphasis on skills development referent to decision making, communication, negotiation and condom use, use of a wide variety of instructional formats and approaches to intervention delivery, and grounding in social learning theory.2 — 6 Despite the encouraging results that accompany these studies with reference to adolescent risk reduction, new challenges have emerged.

Dr. Blum's previous experience includes: Supervising Psychologist at the Institute for Girls» Development in Pasadena; Supervising Psychologist for Children's Hospital - Los Angeles; Staff Researcher at the UCLA Center for Adolescent Health Promotion; and Director of Education for the HiTOPS Teen Health Center in Princeton, NJ, where she designed educational programs for teens, parents, and teachers on healthy adolescent dDevelopment in Pasadena; Supervising Psychologist for Children's Hospital - Los Angeles; Staff Researcher at the UCLA Center for Adolescent Health Promotion; and Director of Education for the HiTOPS Teen Health Center in Princeton, NJ, where she designed educational programs for teens, parents, and teachers on healthy adolescent deAdolescent Health Promotion; and Director of Education for the HiTOPS Teen Health Center in Princeton, NJ, where she designed educational programs for teens, parents, and teachers on healthy adolescent deadolescent developmentdevelopment.

Erkut's research on children and adolescents included a research program on raising confident and competent girls, Puerto Rican youth development, the effects of sports on girls» and boys» development and sexual behavior, evaluating youth - serving agencies» science and math programs for girls and children of color, and a study of racial / ethnic identification among adolescents from mixed - ancestry backgrounds.

Scholars at the Wellesley Centers for Women have conducted research studies and evaluations on issues related to child and adolescent development, including issues around race, ethnicity, immigrant status, and identity; the effects of early child care; the value of physical activity; preventing depression; examining unique family dynamics; and exploring sexuality and evaluating sex - education programming.

She recently presented a Child Development and Psychotherapy PsyD program on Trauma Treatment with Adolescents.

Her career is focused on improving outcomes for the highest risk youth through effective implementation of evidence - based youth development programs, social emotional learning, violence prevention, and intervention within a frame of well - being and normal childhood and adolescent development.

Although the focus is on individual psychotherapy of children and adolescents, programs provide learning experiences which develop appropriate parenting, family life of all compositions, and school and community advocacy for healthful growth and development of all its members.

Research interests include the development, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of preventive intervention programs for children and adolescents at risk for depression, with a focus on at - risk families

The award is intended to recognize an early career psychologist who has established a program of empirical research that has had a major impact on the field «s understanding of psychopathology, prevention, assessment, treatment, or public policy relative to child and adolescent development or mental health.

The importance of the master's degree in counseling can not be overstated: While there's foundational value to what you'll learn as an undergraduate, the master's degree program focuses on applied research and assessment techniques in counseling; mental health counseling strategies; the diagnosis and treatment of child, adolescent, and adult psychopathologies; human growth, development, and sexuality; couples, family, and group counseling; and psychological testing protocols.