Mar 28, 2024  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 [Archived Catalog]

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CFS 5760 - Children and Families in Health Care Settings


Students will acquire skills in helping children and families cope with the stress of a health care experience, in hospitals and other medical settings. In addition, analysis of stress, coping theorie,s and reactions will be examined, as well as exploration of developmental and psychosocial care of hospitalized children and their families.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will analyze the stress and coping reactions of hospitalized children in the context of coping and stress theory.
  • Students will demonstrate an understanding of the unique issues and experiences hospitalized children face.
  • Students will demonstrate an understanding of the unique issues and experiences parents and siblings deal with who have a child/sibling with medical needs.
  • Students will examine issues and influences specific to families and children’s needs across a health-care continuum, including ethical, legal, spiritual, and cultural.
  • Students will use a psychosocial approach in understanding how to meet children’s needs across a health-care continuum.



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