child psychology

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CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

Distance learning course of 20 lessons

On completion of this course you will receive two qualifications:

Qualification 1: Child Psychology Diploma issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, entitling you to use the letters SAC. Dip. (Child Psychology)

Qualification 2: ASET Level 4 Child Psychology Award

This Course leads to an ASET Level 4 Award certificate for successful learners. That means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 4 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (in which GCSEs are at levels 1 and 2 and A levels are at level 3).

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The Award has been designed by the learning provider to meet specific learners' or employers' requirements and as such is not listed as a qualification on NQF. While the duration, content or assessment may vary from similar national qualifications, in accrediting the programme at level 4, ASET attests that its learning outcomes are at an equivalent level to a level 4 national qualification.

ASET is a recognised National Awarding Body.

This in-depth course in Child Psychology will provide you with an amazing insight into the development of children and will help you understand the things and situations that can affect how a child behaves.

Whether you are a parent or work within the childcare profession this course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to help a child to reach his or his maximum potential. The course has been designed for some one without any prior knowledge of the subject and will allow the student to study the course at their own pace in their own home.

Syllabus

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

Freud's psychodynamic theory - an alternative approach

Moral development

The development of gender roles

Aggression in children

Methods used in child development research

Play

Learning in school

Behaviour modification

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Ł Cash Price	Ł Deposit	Ł Instalments	no. of payments
210	60	25	6

The total amount payable over the term's period, is no more than the total cash price of the course. (APR = 0%). Written quotations are available on request.

At the end of the course you will receive an award issued by Stonebridge Associated College. If however you would like to gain the full ASET accreditation for the course it will be necessary to complete one additional final examination, this examination can be done from home/work. The cost of gaining the full ASET accreditation will be a further Ł25.00 in addition to the price quoted above.

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