UT Dallas 2016 Graduate Catalog

HDCD6390 - Infant Mental Health

HDCD 6390 Infant Mental Health (3 semester credit hours) How children's healthy development is impacted by the attachment-separation process and social-emotional development. Theoretical foundations for current practice. Addresses comtributing factors, including brain development, temperament, trauma, multiple separations, and parent attachment styles. Overview of intervention programs that address relationship disruptions or disorders. Prerequisite: BBSC majors only. (3-0) Y