Course at QLS | Level 5 |
Study Method | Online |
Course Duration | 450 Hours |
Start Date | Ongoing |
Endorsement | Endorsed by Quality Licence Scheme |
Pay in Instalment | Full Fee £ 192, Deposite £ 36, ( £ 13/month ) |
Study online for the chance to earn a fully-accredited Child Psychology Level 5 Diploma! Our most advanced Higher Certificate in Psychology is open to ambitious candidates worldwide, with no time restrictions or deadlines to worry about! Trust Staff Training Solutions to provide you with the specialist knowledge and industry insights you’ll need to build a successful career in a childcare setting! Explore the contemporary child psychology profession, along with an introduction to attachment theory, social and emotional growth in children, personality development, language development, morals and ethics in childhood, a series of common developmental issues and so much more besides. Take that first important step towards the career of your dreams, with the best online psychology courses from Staff Training Solutions!
Why Study Child Psychology?
Learning child psychology provides the opportunity to discover invaluable insights into how human beings grow and develop during those crucial early years. Children undergo enormous physical, cognitive, social and emotional changes over a very short period of time. What happens throughout infanthood and childhood has a direct and wide-reaching impact and the rest of our lives. Child psychology is not only an interesting subject, but an important specialist area that focuses on the strong and healthy development of children. To study child psychology is to benefit from limitless career prospects in childcare environments worldwide.
This inspiring distance learning program has been engineered specifically for home study, with no specific time restrictions or deadlines. Course content is distributed across 12 in-depth modules as follows:
An Introduction to Child Psychology
The course begins with a broad introduction to child psychology as both a concept and a profession. Candidates study the importance of child psychology, an overview of the various childhood developmental stages and more.
The Development of Attachments (i)
Attachment theory then follows as the primary subject in module two, which investigates the formation and development of attachments throughout different developmental stages. Bowlby’s Attachment Theory is discussed, alongside the basics of evolutional theory.
The Development of Attachments (ii)
The investigation of attachment development continues into module three, which introduces Harlow’s Studies of Monkeys and Attachments, Spitz’ Studies of Children in Institutions and other important theories.
Attachment Breakdown: The Consequences
The fourth course module turns to the potential consequences in the event of breakdowns in attachment. Subtopics introduced and discussed include the effects of foster care, bereavement during childhood and more.
Development Influences
A series of factors/influences with the potential to impact childhood development are introduced in module five. Candidates learn how various pressures and exposures can have an impact on the respective child’s development at different developmental stages.
Social and Emotional Growth
An introduction to social and emotional development follows in module six, incorporating an overview of the component stages of social development and key factors that can influence social and emotional growth.
Understanding Personality Formation
The development of personality in children follows next, incorporating subtopics such as character development, how various factors can influence a child’s personality development and more.
Understanding Language Development
Speech and language development is introduced and discussed in-depth in the following module. Candidates learn how to identify a variety of common communication issues in children, studying lexical development theory and how to address challenges in language development.
Understanding Moral Development
Course module nine turns attention to the development of morals and ethics in children. The most important moral growth stages during childhood are discussed, along with the development of ethical and moral reasoning from childhood to adulthood.
Problems of Infancy
Module 10 introduces candidates to a number of common problems faced during infancy, along with their respective causes and potential solutions.
Needs and Problems in Childhood
Common developmental issues during childhood follow in module 11, which again outlines the most probable causes and solutions for each case accordingly.
Needs and Problems in Adolescence
The course concludes with an exploration of problems encountered during adolescence, which may differ in nature and severity to those experienced during earlier childhood.
Qualified and capable child psychologists enjoy the freedom to work in almost any childcare setting of their choosing. As demand for the services of talented professionals grows worldwide, career opportunities for qualified candidates have never looked better. Popular careers among child psychology specialists include education specialists, occupational therapists, youth counsellors, crisis intervention specialists, practicing child psychologists and many more besides. Salaries begin from around £20,000 with no upper-limits for more experienced child psychologists.
At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
This course and/or training programme has been endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme for its high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. This course and/or training programme is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. Your training provider will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the Quality Licence Scheme website.
All courses at Staff Training Solutions are open to ambitious candidates worldwide, with no specific entry criteria. This advanced Level 5 Diploma in Child Psychology comes strongly recommended to:
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