EDP 5396 Biological Bases of Behavior

EDP 5396 is a required graduate course for specialist-level students in School Psychology. The course content includes the investigation and assessment of disorders that involve abnormal or atypical brain development or function, particularly those disorders likely to be enountered in the practice of school psychology. As grounding for better understanding of developmental and acquired disorders that are discussed, the course includes an overview of neuroanatomy and discussion of neuropsychological assessment techniques, along with interpretation and critique of case studies in which such techniques are employed.