CHILD PSYCHOLOGY DIPLOMA COURSE
COURSE CODE HLPC1
Overview:
Whether you are a parent wishing to learn more
about your child’s emotional and psychological development, or perhaps you
wish to learn some therapeutic skills as a stepping stone to helping
children and families overcome the problems of childhood, this course can
help you.
The majority of students taking this course are new to child care and
psychology, and are looking for a course which can provide them with the
skills to improve their interactions with children, or perhaps assist in a
social work or therapeutic environment.
Support:
As a Direct Home Learning student, you will be allocated a
personal tutor who will mark and help you with your work. You will also
have access to our tutorial support service during normal office hours,
for all the practical advice you may need.
Assessment:
This course includes a number of tutor marked assessments that
you complete as part of your coursework and then forward to your tutor.
These consist of short questions on specific topics within the course.
Career prospects:
Distance learning courses are not cache accredited, but do
provide valuable underpinning knowledge towards higher qualifications. The
course is however generally sufficient to work as an assistant within a
nursery environment, or as part of a therapeutic team within a social work
or therapeutic environment.
What's included:
- All required learning materials to complete your diploma,
- Flexibility to study when and where it suits you best, at home in
your own time and at your own pace,
- Telephone, postal and email access to your dedicated tutor,
- Support and encouragement as you work towards your goals,
- Free work placement and careers advisory service to help you plan
and embark on your new career on completion of the course.
Subjects studied in this course include:
- Introduction to the subject,
- Child care and development,
- Psychodynamic theory and models of behaviour development,
- Child development and developments of the basic psychodynamic
model,
- Behavioural theory and models of behaviour,
- Common therapeutic models and their use with children,
- Behavioural and emotional disorders of childhood,
- Family case studies,
- Child and family assessment,
- Problem assessments and theoretical implications,
- Analysis techniques and skills,
- Therapeutic techniques and skills,
- Play and the arts as therapy,
- Long term implications of therapy and the effects of disorders
in adult life,
- Advanced techniques,
- Moral and ethical implications and liaison with other
professions.
How do I enrol?
To enrol online click
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To enrol over the
phone, please call us on 0870 242 7141 during office hours
(9:00am-5:00pm).
When you study with Direct Home Learning,
you study with the confidence of knowing you have the full support of one
of the most successful distance learning organisations in the UK. Our
years of experience in this field means that we're perfectly suited to
help you realise and attain your objectives, whatever your background,
whatever your experience and wherever you are.
*GUIDE
PRICES: Values shown in Euros and US Dollars are
guide prices only - the actual amount you will be charged may vary, and
will depend upon your card company's
exchange rate on the day of processing.
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