PSY3410 AUTISM AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

This 3-credit course will review concepts, procedures, and research related to autism, intellectual disability (ID), and other developmental disabilities from a psychological, educational, and biomedical perspective. This course will cover a range of topics including etiology, assessment, the development of language and communication, social development, challenging behavior, family support, community integration, psychological interventions, comprehensive programs, psychopharmacology, legal issues, and public policy. In addition, this course will provide students with a broad range of information regarding research and applied behavioral sciences.

The Institution

St. John's established in 1870, has two New York City campuses; international locations in Rome, Italy; Limerick, Ireland; and Paris, France; and study abroad locations around the world.

Division/Department Information

The Department of Psychology exemplifies St. John's University's core values and its Vincentian mission.

Responsibilities

• Guide students to work collaboratively on all phases of research projects (literature reviews, hypothesis development, IRB submissions, data collection/management/analysis, submission of abstracts to local and national conferences).

Qualifications

• MA in Psychology or related fields including Data Analytics.
• Strong skills and knowledge about research design, implementation, and data analysis.
• High level writing and reasoning skills.
• Ideally, the instructor will have taken the course previously.
• Must be able to work with other instructors running other sections.