CED 715 - ADVANCED SEMINAR IN PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHRONIC ILLNESS AND DISABILITY

College of Education

Credits: 3

This course is a doctoral seminar designed to provide advanced knowledge and understanding of psychosocial aspects of chronic illness and disability (CID), including theoretical, practice, and research approaches to the processes of adaptation to CID, coping, self- management and health decision making, historical and sociological perspectives on disability and cultural and global perspectives, responses, and attitudes and disability, developmental and lifespan issues, and evidence-based practice and interventions in professional rehabilitation counseling practice, policy, and education. Students will engage in advanced analysis and synthesis of relevant theories and their application, and develop knowledge, skill, and experience in the application and teaching of related content in rehabilitation counseling education, research, policy, and practice.

Prerequisite(s):
Prereq: Admission to the Ph.D. program in Special Education and Counselor Education or permission of instructor.