PHYT 7855

Lifespan Development for Physical Therapy

This course involves a comprehensive examination of physical, emotional, cognitive, and socio-cultural aspects of development from the prenatal period throughout the lifespan. Emphasis will be on the total person as students examine the interdependency of these areas during development. Theoretical, methodological, and empirical issues will be emphasized as students explore stages and transitions in sensory-motor, cognitive, emotional, and social development throughout infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, late adulthood, and the end of life.

Units: 3.0