Interventions in Childhood (One Year)

Do you want to work with and for children and youth who need special support? This interdisciplinary Interventions in Childhood (One Year) master's program fromJönköping University provides theoretical knowledge and practical tools to collaborate professionally to support children, youth, and their families.

The Interventions in Childhood (One Year) program from Jönköping University gives you in-depth theoretical knowledge and skills for working professionally with children in need of support and their families within social work, preschool/school, child habilitation and child health care. It provides a foundation for further development in a range of professional roles.

program students have backgrounds in social work, education, special education, nursing, psychology, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy. As a student, you will gain valuable knowledge of theories and tools that you can use to critically and systematically analyze, assess, and handle complex phenomena, problems, and situations related to interventions in childhood. You will have the opportunity to tailor parts of your education to a specific area related to your professional and research interests.

The program is connected to the research group CHILD (Children, Health, Intervention, Learning, Development), which collaborates in broad national and international networks, giving it an international character. During your studies, CHILD researchers will share their knowledge and experiences of working with children in need of special support.

The program has a clear international character and welcomes both national and international students. All courses are taught in English and feature guest lecturers from around the world, providing global perspectives.

After Graduation

The training deepens your professional knowledge. The program also prepares you for postgraduate studies, but also for a career in organizations that protect the interests of children and young people. After graduation, you have special competence in one of the fields of disability science, health and welfare, social work, or special pedagogy. Participation in everyday life, support and adaptations for children in need of special support are in focus. Examples of workplaces where you become attractive are preschool, school, habilitation, child health care, care and social care.

Courses include:

• Interventions in Childhood

• Theory of Science and Scientific Methods

• Developmental Sciences and Intervention Processes

• One year Master's Thesis in Child Studies