The course covers a great deal of material. The purpose of the paper is to give students an opportunity to explore one developmental topic at greater depth. Your paper will be facilitated by completion of the following four milestones which are due 1 hour in advance of the start of your section’s weekly live session.
• Final paper submitted: Due Unit 11 (15 points). The paper must be 10 pages in length (not including references), double-spaced, 12-point font, Times New Roman, and written in APA format. Writing quality, including the organization of the paper, will be graded, in addition to content.
The final submission must be well written and organized without typographical, grammatical, or spelling errors, and should cover the following:
o An introduction to the topic
o Review of the relevant empirical literature
o Clinical applications (evidence-based interventions or treatments)
o Discussion of the need for further research and/or clinical intervention