CAST 4598: Child Abuse Assessment and Intervention

Course Description

This course provides students from a variety of disciplines with the knowledge and skills to intervene effectively and empathically with families who may experience child abuse and neglect. It uses experiential learning to develop critical thinking and skills in trauma-focused screening, assessment, and crisis intervention for vulnerable children and their families who are involved with child-serving systems, such as law enforcement, child protective services, prosecution, and physical and mental health. May be taken concurrently withCAST 4498.