Assess the development in childhood and adolescence.
Plan program and activities for children and adolescents.
To sensitize students to cross-cultural issues related to adolescence and emerging adulthood.
To develop skills for organizing program/activities for adolescents.
60.00
Contents:
Recording all round development in children and adolescents of different socio economic status (High, Low, & Middle) using child study methods(checklist)
PPT discussion on status of common problems of children in Indian & State context –Childlabor, child marriage, child prostitution etc.
Survey on Adolescents’ attitude towards Sexuality/Alcoholic and Substance abuse
Planning leisure time activities for children/ adolescents.
Planning skill development program for children/ adolescents.
Carry out a case study on an adolescent from any of the following type of families: broken families, single parent families, step parent families.
Planning and executing focus group discussions with parents and children on the following themes: a. TV viewing and its implications, study habits, coping with academic stress, structured and unstructured leisure, money management, gender issues, values, electronic media, and coping emotional and behavioral problems.
Essential Readings:
Rogers,W.The Psychology of Adolescence,Prentice Hall,1976.
Pedinnus,G.R. and Johnson. R.C. Child and Adolescent Psychology,John Wiley,1975.
Rice,Philip,F.TheAdolescent:Development,Relationships and culture,Allyn and Bacon,1981.
