Child Maltreatment and Brain Development: A Primer for Child Welfare Professionals (1 credit hour)
Program Summary: This course highlights current research on the impact of child maltreatment on a child’s developing brain. The course offers an overview of brain development and explores concepts of ‘serve and return’, attachment, sensitive periods, plasticity, and stress responses. The course describes the effects of maltreatment on behavioral, social, and emotional functioning and the impact of resilience. Implications for practice are discussed.
This course is recommended for social workers and counselors and is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice.
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