IECD Courses
Amber Shelton, PhD IECD Alum Class of 2017
Infant & Early Childhood Development with an emphasis in Mental Health & Developmental Disorders, PhD (with optional concentrations) This PhD is a multidisciplinary doctoral program in mental health and developmental disorders covering topics such as autism spectrum, sensory integration, ADHD, and mood disorder. The program offers a unique link between various disciplines
within a relationship-based developmental framework. Also used is a common language across disciplinary boundaries so that students can deepen their understanding of each of the disciplines. Students study multiple factors affecting an infant’s and
family’s well-being within a framework including mental health, education, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech and language development, and the neurosciences. The faculty teaches typical and atypical infant and family development using a curriculum that includes physiological, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, social, and cross-cultural perspectives.
A pathway master’s is awarded upon completion of the Foundation and Leadership course areas. Students must do at least one elective from IECD as specified below, but can fulfill their remaining elective requirement from IECD electives or from the
electives offered in the EdD program and/or programs in Human Development and Organizational Development & Change. In addition, IECD students may structure their elective choices to fulfill an IECD concentration in Reflective Practice/ Supervision or DIR.
Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health
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