The About Steven case study is an interactive, web-based tool that helps professionals and would-be-professionals explore children’s mental health.
The case study focuses on a young white family and their son Steven, from his infancy through adolescence.
This case study is currently offered to instructors and their staff and students in graduate and undergraduate level courses. It is designed to supplement existing course curricula.
About this case study
Currently, the About Steven case study is only available as part of an academic course. This case study consists of 11 chapters. Each chapter includes case story content, questions, critical learning components, and links to research.
The way this case study is set up, people can either:
Read through and complete the activities fairly quickly.
Dive in more deeply to the research and resources.
The About Steven case study is ideal for use within graduate course settings, but can also be used in undergraduate course settings. It is designed to be used as a supplement to existing course curricula. This case study has been incorporated into courses and training related to:
Child welfare.
Education.
Nursing, psychology, public health, social work, psychiatry, medicine, and other disciplines.
By the end of this program, participants will:
Use research in making practice decisions regarding infant and early childhood mental health.
Examine the needs of children from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Think holistically about working with other providers to serve children.
Recognize the importance of prevention and early intervention in children’s mental health.
Apply ecological and developmental perspectives to children’s mental health.
Predict probable outcomes for children based on services they receive.
The exact length of time for completion is a function of how much an individual user wishes to engage with the content they have access to. Participants average 15-25 minutes per chapter. They generally take an average of 2-3 hours to complete the whole case study.
Cost and registration
Now available free!
Fees are now removed from this curriculum. To support the need for online learning, instructors, trainers and their students may use this curriculum free of charge.
The About Steven case study is only available as part of an academic course.
To get started, the primary instructor for the course needs to register by clicking the "Register now" button below. Once you register for the course, you will have access to the case study for the length of the course(s) you list. Instructors should then direct their co-instructors, teaching assistants, and students to this page and invite them to register as well (they will need instructor name and course name to complete registration).
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