SH025 Child Psychology Diploma

Child Psychology Diploma

An ability to understand and help your child can make a huge difference to their adult life. Whether you are seeking a better understanding of your child's complex emotions or wish to specialise in child psychology, this course is ideal.

Course Description

If you find children's behaviour fascinating and would like to gain more insight into their intricate minds and emotions, then this course will appeal to you.

The Diploma in Child Psychology will give you the skills needed to help children reach their full potential and become happy and balanced adults. This Diploma in Child Psychology is the perfect and most insightful home study course to take to gather knowledge about how a child’s mind works and why they behave and react to situations as they do. This course will help to give you a much clearer understanding of the importance of play in a child’s life, how they think and feel and how they develop in terms of language and social interaction. The course is designed for study by distance learning at work or at home in your own time and at your own pace.

Our aim is to provide you with the best deal available, therefore registration fee, certification fee and full tutor support is included in the course price for you.

Previous Knowledge Required

The good news is that no prior learning knowledge or experience is essential to take this course. This course is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about child psychology and would like to take part in a highly rewarding home study course. You have the freedom to start the course at any time and continue your studies at your own pace for a period of up to 12 months from initial registration.

Career Progression? The Diploma in Child Psychology is the perfect route towards any type of career working with children, including social worker, positions in schools and nurseries and any position that involves the management of children. Although further study is required to become a qualified child psychologist, this course will provide you with the basis to further your studies as you will already have the knowledge of how children think and interact with one another.

Support

You will receive the course manual, assignments and study guide plus tutor support by mail and email. Our student support team are also available for any other queries that you may have whilst completing your course. You can be assured that unlimited support is available for your home study course, so there is no need to struggle or feel isolated during your studies.

Assessment

The Diploma in Child Psychology is assessed by a series of written assignments which are submitted and marked by your tutor. There is no final examination. After successful completion of the assignments, you will be awarded with the Diploma in Child Psychology.

Modules

• Major Development Issues
• The First Year of Life
• The Formation of Attachments
• Consequences of Breakdowns in Attachments
• The Home, Family and School
• Basic Principles of Research Methods
• The Development of Visual Perception
• The Development of Language and Communication
• Intelligence and Intelligence Testing
• The Nature / Nurture Debate in the Study of Intelligence
• Data Collection and Interpretation
• The Child as an Individual
• How Children Think
• Learning Theory - how behaviour is acquired
• Moral Development
• The Development of Gender Roles
• Aggression in Children
• Methods used in Child Development Research
• Play
• Learning in School
• Behaviour Modification

Awarding Body

The Diploma in Child Psychology is fully accredited by the National Awarding Body OCN (North West), who is recognised by the department for Education and Skills and by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in Britain.

Higher Education Credits are available upon completion of this course.

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