Lifespan Development: The Psychology of Human Growth from a Christian Perspective
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This course explores the physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and spiritual development of human beings from conception through late adulthood. Students will study the major theories of development, including those of Piaget, Erikson, and Vygotsky, while considering how each stage of life reflects the image of God and the moral responsibilities of human growth. Topics include prenatal development, childhood and adolescence, identity formation, adulthood, aging, and end-of-life issues. Emphasis is placed on understanding the whole person—body, mind, and soul—within the context of relationships, faith, and community.
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This course is highly recommended for students planning to enter the medical field, nursing, pharmaceutical, counseling fields and more. Because all of these paths require psychology courses at the university level, this class equips students to engage confidently with humanistic or atheist perspectives they may encounter, while maintaining a Biblically informed understanding of the human person and the meaning of development across the lifespan.
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Homeschool Psych 2nd Edition: Preparing Christian Homeschool Students for Psych 101 by Tim Rice; ISBN: 978-0981558776 available on Amazon and other vendors.
Kenneth Bracker is a homeschool graduate having been part of the original first wave of homeschooling pioneered by Raymond and Dorothy Moore in the 1970’s. By age eighteen Kenneth had worked on more than two dozen political campaigns as a full time campaign manager, spent two years working as an intern at the local cable station, and spent four straight summers volunteering at nursing homes and Alzheimer wards. Homeschooling for him involved real life application of the biblical values his parents instilled within him.Â
Kenneth obtained his B.S. in Psychology from Baker College with a focus in Chemical Substance Abuse, and then his Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. For the better part of a decade he was either leading bible studies at the local county jail, or working as a counselor at the Salvation Army Rehabilitation Center where he led weekly group counseling sessions as well as one-on-one counseling for the men who lived at the 9-month program facility.Â
Kenneth is a small business owner, and currently works for Saint Andrew’s Theological College and Seminary overseeing their media and web development and is a manuscript editor for books and publications for Saint Andrew’s and the Orthodox Anglican Church.
Reared in the Great Books philosophy of education, Kenneth is an avid reader and having completed the Western Canon of literature decades ago, spends his free time studying theology and church history, as well as playing golf daily with his youngest son who is homeschooled and enrolled in Excelsior Classes.Â
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