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Provided by: Training Link Education S.E.A Diploma in Child PsychologyPeople Skills |
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Provided by Training Link Education S.E.A
Aim:
The objectives of the course are to:
- Develop an awareness of psychological approaches to the understanding of child development
- Develop a recognition of the application of developmental psychology to certain aspects of child care and education
- Create an awareness of different methodological approaches to psychological investigation
- Develop a range of skills in using psychological methods
Target Audience:
This programme is designed for people who wish to gain an understanding of the principles and practice of Child Psychology, and the development of children. No prior knowledge is required.
The objectives of the course are to:
- Develop an awareness of psychological approaches to the understanding of child development
- Develop a recognition of the application of developmental psychology to certain aspects of child care and education
- Create an awareness of different methodological approaches to psychological investigation
- Develop a range of skills in using psychological methods
Target Audience:
This programme is designed for people who wish to gain an understanding of the principles and practice of Child Psychology, and the development of children. No prior knowledge is required.
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Diploma in Child Psychology
Content:
Module One: Major Developmental Issues
Unit One
The First Year of Life
Infant reflexes; Social development during the first year of life including the social smile and onset of fear of strangers.
Unit Two
The Formation of Attachments
Imprinting; Attachment (Bowlby) including cross-cultural studies; Harlow and surrogate mothers; Relevance of animal studies in child development.
Unit Three
Consequences of Breakdowns in Attachments
Maternal deprivation; Implications of theories of attachment and maternal deprivation when placing children with surrogates.
Unit Four
The Home, Family and School
Group vs family care and studies of effects of maternal employment and father absent families; Importance of peers and siblings.
Unit Five
Basic Principles of Research Methods
Nature and purpose of research, what is an experiment, supporting and refuting hypotheses, independent and dependent variables, control of variables, standardised instructions and procedures, methods of sampling, design of investigations.
Unit Six
The Development of Visual Perception
Introduction to the nature/nurture debate on visual perception; Fantz - form perception; Gibson and Walk - depth perception; how the physiology of the human visual system helps us judge depth and distance; Bower - size constancy; animal experiments on early sensory deprivation.
Tutor-marked Assignment A
Unit Seven
The Development of Language and Communication
Development of non-verbal communication in humans, gestures etc; comparisons with non-human primates; outline of language development in humans; including naturalistic observational in humans; including naturalistic observational studies and criticisms of these; Innate and reinforcement theories.
Unit Eight
Intelligence and Intelligence Testing
Definitions of intelligence; mental age and IQ; Tests of intelligence; Advantages and disadvantages of IQ testing.
Unit Nine
The Nature/Nurture Debate in the Study of Intelligence
Twins studies; stability of IQ; Are early experiences decisive for later development?
Unit Ten
Data Collection and Interpretation
Tables and histograms, correlation and scattergrams; Mean; Range; Drawing conclusions from data.
Module Two
The Child as an Individual
Unit Eleven
How Children Think
Piaget's theory of cognitive development; including studies of egocentrism and criticisms of his work.
Tutor-marked Assignment B
Unit Twelve
Learning Theory - How Behaviour is Acquired
Learning and conditioning - classical conditioning and operant conditioning; including explanations of extinction, discrimination and generalisation; positive and negative reinforcement; Social Learning Theory and criticisms.
Unit Thirteen
Freud's Psychodynamic Theory - An Alternative Approach
Personality structure, 5 stage theory, criticisms.
Unit Fourteen
Moral Development
Definition in psychological terms; investigation of moral behaviour, moral feelings and moral judgement.
Unit Fifteen
The Development of Gender Roles
Sex-typing; Gender identity; Biological, social and cultural theories.
Unit Sixteen
Aggression in Children
Biological basis of aggression; Psychological theory and aggression; Aggression as a learned response; Imitation of aggression; viewing violence; Punishment for aggression; sex differences in aggression.
Unit Seventeen
Methods Used in Child Development Research
Observational, Survey, Correlational, Experimental - advantages and disadvantages.
Tutor-marked Assignment C
Unit Eighteen
Play
The importance of play to learning; Piaget's theory of play; forms of play;Relevance of psychological theories to pre-school education;Play and learning in nursery schools; Play therapy.
Unit Nineteen
Learning in School
Programmed learning and its relationship to learning theory - advantages and disadvantages; Discovery learning and its effectiveness.
Unit Twenty
Behaviour Modification
Explanation and examples; Relationship to learning theory; Points systems, Advantages and disadvantages.
Tutor-marked Assignment D:
Extended Essay
Format: The course is designed for study by distance learning at work or at home. Students receive course manual, assignments and studyguide plus tutor support by mail and email. You can start at any time and plan your studies over a period of up to one year from the time of registration. Each element is followed by a written assignment, which is submitted and marked by your tutor. There is no external examination required.
Award: ASET
Module One: Major Developmental Issues
Unit One
The First Year of Life
Infant reflexes; Social development during the first year of life including the social smile and onset of fear of strangers.
Unit Two
The Formation of Attachments
Imprinting; Attachment (Bowlby) including cross-cultural studies; Harlow and surrogate mothers; Relevance of animal studies in child development.
Unit Three
Consequences of Breakdowns in Attachments
Maternal deprivation; Implications of theories of attachment and maternal deprivation when placing children with surrogates.
Unit Four
The Home, Family and School
Group vs family care and studies of effects of maternal employment and father absent families; Importance of peers and siblings.
Unit Five
Basic Principles of Research Methods
Nature and purpose of research, what is an experiment, supporting and refuting hypotheses, independent and dependent variables, control of variables, standardised instructions and procedures, methods of sampling, design of investigations.
Unit Six
The Development of Visual Perception
Introduction to the nature/nurture debate on visual perception; Fantz - form perception; Gibson and Walk - depth perception; how the physiology of the human visual system helps us judge depth and distance; Bower - size constancy; animal experiments on early sensory deprivation.
Tutor-marked Assignment A
Unit Seven
The Development of Language and Communication
Development of non-verbal communication in humans, gestures etc; comparisons with non-human primates; outline of language development in humans; including naturalistic observational in humans; including naturalistic observational studies and criticisms of these; Innate and reinforcement theories.
Unit Eight
Intelligence and Intelligence Testing
Definitions of intelligence; mental age and IQ; Tests of intelligence; Advantages and disadvantages of IQ testing.
Unit Nine
The Nature/Nurture Debate in the Study of Intelligence
Twins studies; stability of IQ; Are early experiences decisive for later development?
Unit Ten
Data Collection and Interpretation
Tables and histograms, correlation and scattergrams; Mean; Range; Drawing conclusions from data.
Module Two
The Child as an Individual
Unit Eleven
How Children Think
Piaget's theory of cognitive development; including studies of egocentrism and criticisms of his work.
Tutor-marked Assignment B
Unit Twelve
Learning Theory - How Behaviour is Acquired
Learning and conditioning - classical conditioning and operant conditioning; including explanations of extinction, discrimination and generalisation; positive and negative reinforcement; Social Learning Theory and criticisms.
Unit Thirteen
Freud's Psychodynamic Theory - An Alternative Approach
Personality structure, 5 stage theory, criticisms.
Unit Fourteen
Moral Development
Definition in psychological terms; investigation of moral behaviour, moral feelings and moral judgement.
Unit Fifteen
The Development of Gender Roles
Sex-typing; Gender identity; Biological, social and cultural theories.
Unit Sixteen
Aggression in Children
Biological basis of aggression; Psychological theory and aggression; Aggression as a learned response; Imitation of aggression; viewing violence; Punishment for aggression; sex differences in aggression.
Unit Seventeen
Methods Used in Child Development Research
Observational, Survey, Correlational, Experimental - advantages and disadvantages.
Tutor-marked Assignment C
Unit Eighteen
Play
The importance of play to learning; Piaget's theory of play; forms of play;Relevance of psychological theories to pre-school education;Play and learning in nursery schools; Play therapy.
Unit Nineteen
Learning in School
Programmed learning and its relationship to learning theory - advantages and disadvantages; Discovery learning and its effectiveness.
Unit Twenty
Behaviour Modification
Explanation and examples; Relationship to learning theory; Points systems, Advantages and disadvantages.
Tutor-marked Assignment D:
Extended Essay
Format: The course is designed for study by distance learning at work or at home. Students receive course manual, assignments and studyguide plus tutor support by mail and email. You can start at any time and plan your studies over a period of up to one year from the time of registration. Each element is followed by a written assignment, which is submitted and marked by your tutor. There is no external examination required.
Award: ASET
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