Available Classes

This course builds a collaborative understanding of modern teaching and learning, its roots, and its opportunities. We will explore when and how to use technology and when not to. This course will help participants identify and assess the resources available to them in their schools as well as how to best use those tools in their own instruction in all content areas in ways that support all learners (and plan for the careful selection of new resources). Participants will explore methods of developing online portfolios and develop a portfolio demonstrating their use of a wide variety of tools in the classroom.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Rachel Van Hazinga
Delivery: Asynchronous Online, May 22 – July 31, 2022

This online course is designed for educators of K-12 students. Participants will be expected to read and discuss a wide selection of genres, both classic and contemporary literature, that support diverse developmental, cultural, and social needs. The focus will be on criteria for evaluation and selection of a variety of multimedia formats of literature, integration of children’s literature, and new technologies and tools that support literacy and reading into the curriculum. Participants will gain a critical appreciation and understanding of literature’s impact on today’s children.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Cherri Nutting
Delivery: Asynchronous Online, May 22 – July 31, 2022

Critical Skills Institutes are truly an experience. In our Level I Institutes, educators are immersed in a Critical Skills Classroom. Participants explore problem-based, experiential, collaborative, and standards-driven learning. They examine how these components can be successfully utilized to target Critical Skills development within curriculum frameworks focusing on the role of the teacher in the areas of designing curriculum, guiding students, and assessing performance. They develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to build and maintain a dynamic and responsive classroom community.

Restrictions: None
Instructors: Danika Tyminski & Allison Robinson
Delivery: Synchronous online – T- FR 7/5 – 7/8/22 and M-TH 7/11-7/14, 12 noon to 4 p.m. (ET); Asynchronous Online, May 22 – July 31, 202
Registration Deadline: June 30

All children benefit from outdoor play and learning, and a strong connection to the natural world can help each thrive. Ensuring that every child has the opportunity to participate in nature-based programming is crucial work for early childhood educators, and requires thoughtful planning. Children identified as having special education needs may especially benefit from supportive approaches. This course applies the principles of inclusion to outdoor settings, introducing practices and perspectives to help teachers and school leaders provide equitable access to immersive nature-based experiences for diverse groups of young children, including those who work with physical, emotional, social, or learning challenges.

Restrictions: Instructor permission required, continuing ed will seek permission when you apply.
Instructor: Jane Piselli and Laura Eldridge
Delivery: Asynchronous online, June 20 – July 2, 2022 with additional face-to-face meetings at AUNE 7/5-7/6/2022 9:00 AM to 5:00 p.m. (ET).
*Delivery method subject to change for Covid-related reasons.

The Critical Skills Classroom is a comprehensive model that creatively and effectively integrates four powerful teaching methodologies into a coherent strategy: collaborative learning, experiential learning, problem-based learning, standards-driven learning. Working together these methodologies provide teachers and students the means to simultaneously and intentionally build and sustain a strong, supportive classroom learning community, target the curriculum in ways that provide both a depth of understanding and meaningful learning, develop the critical skills and fundamental dispositions and meet or exceed the demands of district and state frameworks and standards. In this course, we will explore and apply both practical and theoretical aspects of the Critical Skills Classroom in a variety of contexts.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Danika Tyminski
Delivery: Asynchronous Online, May 22 – July 31, 2022

Philosophy of Education and Change looks at key philosophical influences on our American education system. This class helps students explore multiple perspectives in the quest to expand educational equity and opportunity for all, while respecting the uniqueness of each learner and the complexities inherent in institutional organization and change. As a result of this class, students will gain a better understanding of the antecedents of our current educational dilemmas and develop the capacity to more critically evaluate trends in the political and social context of education in the 21st century. Students will look at the impact of systems thinking and systemic change theory on educational institutions and will use this knowledge to help them in their work as change agents and leaders in their schools and communities.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Laura Thomas
Delivery: Asynchronous Online, May 22 – July 31, 2022

Acting on the belief that everyone is a learner and can learn, teachers will explore theories of child and adult development and current research on brain development and human learning. They will use this information to examine their beliefs about students and learning and to critically reflect on their teaching practice, their work with colleagues and their own professional growth. The course will specifically explore how cognitive, moral, and self-identity development should guide the organization of classrooms and learning experiences. The course will also explore the intersection of student and adult development in classrooms. Teachers are also on a developmental journey and our own level of self-awareness and our capacity to create learning environments that are emotionally safe, kind and effective depend in part on understanding ourselves and the relationship between our developmental needs and the needs of the students we serve.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Laura Eldridge
Delivery: Asynchronous Online, May 22 – July 31, 2022

As a teacher, teacher educator, or administrator, it is important to develop internal skills (an inner-net) that translate into successful interpersonal skills on the job. Mindful leadership introduces a new approach to leadership development that focuses on the inner world of a leader and “how” a leader works in the moment. Through readings and presentations, this course presents ten core principles and three mindfulness practices that help leaders to directly connect with their inner life and to bring out the best in themselves and others.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: TBA
Delivery: Asynchronous online, May 22 – July 31, 2022

This course will cover the foundational scientific principles that govern all sustainable systems. It will focus on three scientific laws: the law of limits to growth, the second law of thermodynamics which exposes the dangers of increased energy consumption, and the law of self-organization which results in complex, integrated, highly efficient, stable systems. These laws will be examined at various spatial and temporal scales in biological and ecological systems to show how they function in the world around us. We will then apply them to the examination of human systems – organizational, social, economic, and political as well as intentionally designed systems. Students will learn how to evaluate, from a foundational perspective, why practices or policies will either support or thwart sustainability in any system.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Paul Bocko
Delivery: Asynchronous online, June 18 – July 31, 2022, with additional face-to-face meetings at AUNE July 18- July 22, 2022, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET.
*Delivery method subject to change for COVID-related reasons

When children have access to free play in natural areas, they do the same things, around the country and around the world. They make special places, go on adventures, develop fantasy games, go hunting and gathering, and craft small worlds. These recurrent play patterns can be used as design principles to help structure engaging outdoor activities with children. During our days together, we’ll recollect our own favorite childhood experiences and we’ll spend time outside exploring some of these recurrent play patterns. We’ll discuss the research on the relationship between childhood play in nature and environmental behavior in adults. Then we’ll use these experiences to design new approaches to nature programming at schools, nature centers, and environmental programs.

Restrictions: none
Instructor: Aimee Arandia Ostensen
Delivery: Asynchronous online, June 11 – July 31, 2022, with additional face-to-face meetings at AUNE  7/11-7/15/2022 9:00 AM to 5:00 p.m. (ET).

*Delivery method subject to change for Covid-related reasons.

This introductory course focuses on the theories, research and practical application of the Reggio Emilia Approach within the context of early learning and care settings. Key concepts discussed include: historical context of the REA, the image of the child, relationships, the role of teacher, parents, and community in the learning environment, reflection on and documentation of learning.

Restrictions: none
Instructor: Julie Biddle
Delivery: Asynchronous online, July 3 – August 20, 2022

In this course, we find our own connections to music-making and explore ways to integrate music into our homes and classrooms. No musical prerequisite is necessary to enroll in this course. Materials will be explored in a non-threatening and empowering way, accessible to all participants regardless of musical history. We will begin by learning songs, dances, and singing games, and move into other musical activities. This course is primarily geared to children ages 4-12, but teachers of older students are welcome as well. Other topics will include creating songs, children’s compositions and notation (following the whole language method of writing music), improvisation, the music of words, and curriculum tie-ins. Coursework will include observation, creating an idea book of songs and activities, and leading a musical activity of your own choosing.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Kari Smith
Delivery: Asynchronous online 7/11-8/7/22 with additional face-to-face classes at AUNE M- F 7/18- 7/22 1:30-5:00 p.m. (ET).

*Delivery method subject to change for Covid-related reasons.

section ONLB – fully asynchronous online

The arts are an integral part of education. They are a vital part of the learning and growth process. Through the visual arts, we are able to see, think and respond to our environment in a creative manner. This class offers opportunities to explore a wide range of art materials, processes and techniques in painting, printmaking, and other graphic arts and to consider how these can support a wide range of classroom investigations and studies.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Ellen Doris
Delivery: Asynchronous online 6/13-8/7/22 with additional face-to-face classes at AUNE T-F 7/5-7/8/222 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. (ET).

*Delivery method subject to change for Covid-related reasons.

Science in elementary school should be far more than reading the chapter and answering the questions. Observations, hands-on investigations, children’s literature, and experiences in nature can all provide starting points for a developmentally appropriate curriculum. In this course, we’ll do what scientists do and experience problem-solving science first-hand. Bugs and slugs, materials and their properties, mirrors, shadows, and toys are among the topics we might explore. We’ll examine curriculum resources, look at ways to structure science experiences for children, and consider children’s ideas and questions. In addition, we’ll focus on the relationship between scientific inquiry and quantitative thinking, and reflect on current issues, theoretical debates and research in science education. This course will be most valuable for students who are engaged in internships or who otherwise have access to a group of children with whom to do science.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Ellen Doris
Delivery: Asynchronous online 6/20-8/7/22 with additional face-to-face classes at AUNE M- W 7/18-7/20/22 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (ET).

*Delivery method subject to change for Covid-related reasons.

Doing local history in and out of the classroom connects students with their communities in a meaningful fashion, bringing to life the abstract concepts and ideas traditionally covered in the history textbook. This course explores models for doing local history projects as part of a standards-based curriculum and gives students the tools to be enablers in their own classrooms. Students will combine hands-on activities involving oral interviews, writing and art with curriculum mapping and the nuts and bolts of classroom management. This course will include field trips.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Jenna Carroll
Delivery: Asynchronous online 6/20-8/7/22 with additional face-to-face meetings at the Historical Society’s Bruder House, Keene, NH M-W 7/11-7/13/22 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (ET).

*Delivery method subject to change for Covid-related reasons.

This course will focus on both the ethical and legal dimensions of leadership with an emphasis on resolving conflicts in the school community and explicitly address the principal’s role in the critical process of hiring and firing school staff. Students will examine actual legal cases and ethical dilemmas for the purpose of understanding the role of the leader in creating and maintaining an educational environment that protects and nurtures equity, fairness, tolerance, and respect for the individual. Additionally, students will explore the issues involved from legal, ethical, and educational perspectives. Special attention will be given to the complexities of providing professional support and development for weaker staff members, while still protecting the academic integrity of the school and meeting the needs of students for high-quality educational experiences. In addition to your time in class, there will be a required online component for this course.

Restrictions: none
Instructor: Chris Toy
Delivery: Asynchronous online 6/20-8/7/22 with additional face-to-face classes at AUNE TH-F 7/14-7/15 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (ET).

*Delivery method subject to change for Covid-related reasons.

In this course, emphasis will be placed on the relationships between assessments, responsive instructional practices, and special learning needs. Special attention will be paid to the development of creative instructional strategies that meet a wide range of learners. When well-orchestrated, the integration of meaningful assessment, differentiated classroom practices, and attention to the development of social and emotional development can create positive and effective learning communities that support all learners. We will focus on the teacher’s role in the dynamic nature of that integration.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Amy Ballin
Delivery: Asynchronous online 6/20-8/7/22 with additional synchronous online sessions TBD by instructor and students.

This course investigates ways in which children’s nature play can be used to invigorate the writing process. Making forts, hunting and gathering, constructing small worlds, going on adventures, and fantasy play are children’s instinctive ways of being in the natural world and these activities can be used as the basis for curriculum. We’ll use the surrounding neighborhood and hills to reconnect with childhood play. Out of these natural world experiences, each participant will craft a finished piece of writing by the end of the week.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Paul Bocko
Delivery: Asynchronous online 6/20-8/7/22 with additional face-to-face classes at Glover’s Ledge, Langdon, NH TH-F 7/7 – 7/8/22, 9:00am – 5:00pm (ET).

*Delivery method subject to change for Covid-related reasons.

Introduction to Humane Education explores the principle of doing the “most good and least harm” and applies this ethic with innovative thinking and action to the field of education. The course looks at humanity and the world through a historical lens and offers a vision for a better future that relies on reason, compassion, evidence-based optimism, and systems awareness to bring about positive long- term change.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Mary Pat Champeau
Delivery: Asynchronous online, May 17 – August 18, 2022

Environmental Ethics addresses some of the most pressing environmental issues in the world. Topics include climate change, endangered species, pollution, habitat destruction, environmental racism, and resource depletion. The course offers a solutions-oriented approach that balances analyzing problems with identifying strategies to create sustainable and restorative systems. It also examines how we might learn and teach about environmental issues in a way that encourages people to focus on solutions that work for all people, animals, and the Earth.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Nandita Bajaj
Delivery: Asynchronous online, May 17 – August 18, 2022

Animal Protection covers a wide range of issues including animal agriculture, experimentation, hunting and trapping, companion animals, and animals used in entertainment. The course explores different philosophies regarding the inherent rights of sentient animals to be free from exploitation and abuse and encourages students to grapple with and determine their own ethics regarding nonhuman animals. The course further examines ways in which we can protect humans, animals, and ecosystems for the good of all. Coursework helps students develop techniques for learning and teaching about complex issues in a manner that invites dialogue and solutions.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Mike Farley
Delivery: Asynchronous online, May 17 – August 18, 2022

This course explores issues of human rights by analyzing critical challenges and envisioning possible solutions. Specific issues include modern slavery, child labor, human trafficking, racism, gender inequity, poverty, power, and privilege. The course also examines acts of human courage, collaboration, conscious consumerism, systemic change, and global citizenship. It invites students to find in themselves and others sources of deep humaneness and to develop models of compassion, integrity, and courage. Coursework helps students learn to educate in ways that address conflict effectively and eliminate oppression.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Nandita Bajaj
Delivery: Asynchronous Online, May 17 – August 18, 2022

Culture and Change explores the many ways in which cultural norms influence ideas, beliefs, and actions; and how change-making happens. Covering social psychology, consumerism, media, economics, and politics, this course provides a foundational overview for understanding the ways in which people are shaped by their cultures. Coursework focuses on critical analysis of cultural systems, the role of cultural conditioning in our lives, and strategies for educating effectively and creatively about these issues. By recognizing the ways in which our thoughts and behaviors are molded by culture, students gain the ability to live and educate more mindfully, and to help bring about transformative cultural change.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Cynthia Trapanese
Delivery: Asynchronous online, May 17 – August 18, 2022

Building a Solutionary Practice is an exploration of information, tools, strategies, and skills necessary to reflect on the nature of knowledge and its power to affect positive change. This course helps students become confident researchers and presenters of information, two skills at the heart of being an effective humane educator. It also offers students an opportunity to deeply research and explore a problem of interest to them, then craft an article or essay weaving together strategies drawn from evidence-based optimism, elements of effective thinking, and appreciative inquiry that presents the problem and proposes a solution.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Kristine Tucker
Delivery: Asynchronous online, May 17 – August 18, 2022

In this course, students explore issues of intersectionality, racism, and racial justice within the specific context of veganism. Through structured conversation as well as research, reflection, and practical application, students learn how to educate effectively and seek solutions that address overlapping systems of racial injustice and animal exploitation.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Dana McPhall
Delivery: Asynchronous online, May 17 – August 18, 2022

The decision to have children or not is arguably one of the most important decisions we make in our lives. It is largely regarded as a personal and isolated decision and a natural rite of passage into adulthood. But how personal really is our decision to have a child? Pronatalism—a set of socio-cultural, ethno-political, religious, and patriarchal pressures that encourage, promote, or coerce reproduction—remains largely absent from our family planning discourse. Human population has doubled in the last 50 years, growing from approximately four billion in 1970 to almost eight billion currently. This is no surprise given that we are adding about one million new humans every five days. There is rising public awareness that overpopulation and rampant overconsumption are driving climate change, resource scarcity, and biodiversity loss here and abroad, yet it is a challenging issue to discuss. Together we will explore the concept and roots of pronatalism, its intersectionality with overpopulation and anthropocentrism, and its impacts on us, other humans, animals, and the environment. Participants will develop techniques for learning and teaching about these issues in a way that invites dialogue and positive solutions.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Nandita Bajaj
Delivery: Asynchronous online, May 17 – August 18, 2022

Just Good Food explores how contemporary food systems and individual food choices relate to human, animal, and environmental social justice issues. Just Good Food focuses on the connections between food systems and issues of hunger, poverty, animal protection, climate change, healthcare, sustainability, legislative policies, and corporate interests. The course surveys a broad range of food- related issues, with the opportunity for further study in a personal area of interest. The course also highlights solutions-focused organizations, practices, and policies. Students learn to think critically about how food choices affect all living beings and the planet and gain insight into food-related politics and policy.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Cynthia Trapanese
Delivery: Asynchronous online, May 17 – August 18, 2022

In this course participants live like writers, thinkers, and creators of wisdom, cultivating and contemplating questions that matter. Through the medium of transformative language arts, students discover what it means to be earth-inspired, animal-inspired, and human-inspired, positioning and empowering words for personal and social change. Through an online retreat design, writers are immersed in readings, music, short films, mindfulness meditation, and experiential writing activities as a source of inspiration and a springboard for independent and/or collaborative writing projects. All genres are open for exploration. Writing circles meet online to share progress, inspirational tips, and resources.

Restrictions: None
Instructor: Kristine Tucker
Delivery: Asynchronous online, May 17 – August 18, 2022

This course will examine in detail the natural and anthropogenically-driven modes of variability in the global climate system at multiple scales of space and time. This course will prompt and allow students in the ISDCC concentration to focus specifically on the challenges, opportunities, and successes of addressing climate change at the international field-based sites and courses.

Section A: Jim Jordan
Times: Monday June 6th 10:30am-12:30am
Fri June 10th 10:30am – 12:30pm
Tues June 21st 10:30am – 12:30pm
Tues June 28th 10:30am -12:30pm
Credits: 1
Delivery: Online at scheduled times

Leadership for change is the art of structuring organizations and collaboration, building morale and vision, and facilitating group deliberation and decision-making to guide effective policy-setting and organizational work that makes a positive difference at the individual, interpersonal, organizational, field, and societal levels. This course will help students develop the skills and understandings that support leadership that is adaptive, inclusive, participatory, collaborative, culturally competent, and effective. Participants in this class will be challenged to explore 1) personal leadership competencies and styles; 2) group dynamics, inclusion, and team facilitation; 3) strategies for engaging diverse stakeholders; and 4) the capacity of creative leadership to facilitate large-scale systemic change.

Section A: Abi Abrash Walton
Times: Saturday May 15th 11:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday June 5th 11am – 5pm
Sat June 25th 11am – 5pm
Sun June 26th 11am – 5pm
Sat July 9th 1pm – 5pm
Sun July 10th 1pm – 5pm
Credits: 3 credits
Delivery: Online at scheduled times

REQUIRED RMA & ISDCC; Methods – PSM: STEM

Through an interdisciplinary approach, this course provides knowledge of the theory and practice of this concept and the investigation of urban and rural water issues from the environmental management perspective. These topics will stimulate a critical examination of the historical and conceptual antecedents. With a focus on water resource management, these topics will also provide experience with the complex challenges of utilizing renewable energy in a sustainable manner. It will review the ecosystem approach to understanding water as a resource and how science, policy, decision-making, ethics, and corporate approaches each play an important role in the management of water in the urban setting. Peru will be examined through case studies.

Instructor: Michael Simpson
Times: July 11th-25th Mon thru Fri 6pm – 9pm
Saturdays, July 16th & 23rd, 9am – 12pm
Travel: August 7th – 15th
Credits: 3 credits
Delivery: Online at scheduled times

Competency Area: Science Teacher Cert – Required PSM: PLUS Eligible Course

Restricted to Environmental Studies Science Teacher certification students; others by permission of ES MS Program Director.

This is a seminar designed to provide knowledge about school law and the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, sex, age, or handicapping condition. Through lecture, case discussion, and debate, students will be able to understand the theoretical underpinnings of egalitarian social reform, the differences between public policy, and the principal components and content of relevant policy documents as well as the benefits and limitations of policy in this area.

Sections A: Mark Loevy-Reyes
Time: Saturdays and Sundays, May 7 & 8; 14 & 15 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Maximum: 16
Credits: 1
Delivery: Online at scheduled times

Competency Areas: Science Teacher Cert – Required; ASJS, CB, EE, SDCC, SDS – Methods

Restricted to Environmental Studies Science Teacher certification students; others by permission of ES MS Program Director.

This course will examine the assumptions, attitudes, and actions of the individual, family, teacher, and community toward the special needs child. We will discuss school law and the IEP process as they relate to special needs students as well as the concepts of mainstreaming, integrated curriculum, gifted and talented education, and teamwork between special educators and the classroom teacher. This course will focus on children with learning disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorder, emotional and physical disabilities, and gifted and talented children. Students will relate theory to practice through observation in a variety of settings, as well as through personal reflection and introspection.

Section A: Jonathan Sessions
Time: Saturdays & Sundays, May 7 & 8, 14 & 15, 21 & 22 1:00 pm-6:00 pm
Maximum: 16
Credits: 2
Delivery: Online at scheduled times

This weekend course will focus on psychologists’ roles in the specialty field of Infant Mental Health. Infant Mental Health refers to the optimal social and emotional development of a child (0-6) in the context of critical attachment relationships. Core competencies in this field will be outlined and discussed in depth. While it is outside the scope of this course to address all of the key IMH competencies in-depth, we will review each briefly so interested students can leave with an understanding of what is required to gain expertise in IMH. We will consider the impact of trauma and traumatic stress on children’s development as well as the critical role of attachment. Assessment and diagnosis of this population will be explored. Psychotherapeutic treatment approaches for this population will be presented through theoretical material and clinical case examples.

Restrictions: by permission (Cont. Ed will seek permission for you when you apply.)
Instructor: Dr. Gina Pasquale
Delivery: AUNE Classroom E101
Saturday and Sunday:  June 11^th and June 12^th 9:00am to 5:00pm (EDT)

Adventure Therapy is a modality of therapy that assists clients in interpersonal and intrapersonal discovery through engagement with the natural world and intentional metaphoric activities.  This weekend course involves a survey of the field, relevant history and practitioners, and engages students in both outdoor behavioral healthcare research and kinesthetic, cognitive and affective discovery.  Students should be prepared to be learning in both indoor and outdoor environments through small group and individual activities.

Restrictions: by permission (Cont. Ed will seek permission for you when you apply.)
Instructor: Dr. William Hafford
Delivery: AUNE Classroom E101
Saturday and Sunday:  June 4^th and June 5^th 9:00am to 5:00pm (EDT)

This course will give students the opportunity to develop awareness of identities related to sex, gender, gender identity, and gender expression. Utilizing research and theory, there will be a focus on the bio-social-cultural-psychological factors that shape gender

Restrictions: by permission. Continuing Ed. will seek permission for you.
Instructor: Dr. Markie Twist, LMFT, LMHC, Teaching Faculty
Methodology: Asynchronous online from May 31 – July 31, with a one week break July 4-8

This course will examine the broader social contexts affecting many transgender & gender non-conforming family constellations.  Culturally responsive strategies to address more common family clinical issues can include (but are not limited to):  family’s adjustment to coming out at any age, mixed orientation or gender identity in romantic relationships, relational ambiguity, family planning, and parenting transgender children.

Restrictions: by permission. Continuing Ed. will seek permission for you.
Instructor: Dr. Kim Sherva, LAMFT, Adjunct Faculty
Methodology: Asynchronous online from May 31 – July 31, with a one week break July 4-8

This course introduces essential knowledge of child development, examining the developmental, relational, and therapeutic importance of play. The course also provides an introduction to play therapy models and techniques, giving particular consideration to the use of play therapy by systemically trained therapists and counselors. The course surveys popular styles of play therapy and addresses clinical decision-making about when and how play and play therapy may be included as part of work with families and children in therapy. Throughout the course, students will examine how social location, culture, and power influence the theory and practice of play therapy.

Restrictions: none
Instructor: Danielle Barcelo, LMFT, Adjunct Faculty
Methodology: Asynchronous online from May 31 – July 31, with a one week break July 4-8

This course provides a critical overview of human development throughout the lifespan. The dominant Eurocentric and global perspectives are explicated with consideration to family and sociocultural contexts. The individual and family life cycles will be viewed as mutually interactive processes that are also affected by such factors as neurobiology, genetics, gender, race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, acculturation, religion, as well as addiction, trauma, resiliency and wellness. The development of the individual through a systems perspective will be traced chronologically through major theoretical approaches and concepts as well as from a counseling lens. Emphasis on intersectionality and a critical analysis of the application of theory will be applied and inform how development is viewed ethically when serving diverse groups, including minority and cultural groups.

Restrictions: With permission of the department, CE will seek permission when students apply
Instructor: Lauren Harrison, Adjunct Faculty
Methodology: Asynchronous online, 5/31-8/26, with a one week break June 27-July 1

This course will present dance/movement therapy and systemic approaches for crisis intervention and trauma. The roles, responsibilities, and techniques in providing trauma-informed interventions with individuals, couples, family, groups, and community-based strategies will be highlighted. Prevention models utilizing approaches rooted in affective neuroscience relevant to the embodied impact of trauma will be of particular emphasis.

Restrictions: With permission of the department, CE will seek permission when students apply
Instructor: Kim Burden, LCMHC, LCAT, BC-DMT, RDT/BCT, CP, Adjunct Faculty
Methodology: Asynchronous online, 5/31-8/26, in-person residency on the Keene NH campus June 21-June 24, 9am-6pm and a one week break June 27-July 1