Child Psychology Diploma

Course details

Child Psychology
Diploma in Child Psychology QLS Level 4. Additional CPD Accredited Child Psychology Certificate with 90 CPD points available with no extra study. The course comes with easy to understand e-learning study materials.
Child Psychology - Course Benefits
When studying for Level 4 in Child Psychology with Oxford Home Study College, every learner benefits from:
Comprehensive flexibility and accessibility, with absolutely no time restrictions or deadlines to worry about.
Study in your own time and at your own pace from anywhere in the world, with round-the-clock access to our exclusive online learning platform.
Access to the professional support and guidance of our exclusive tutors with extensive professional experience and expertise in the field.
The opportunity to enhance your CV and career prospects for life with an internationally-recognized qualification of the highest quality.
All course materials and digital textbooks required to complete the course included as standard – no hidden costs and unbeatable value for money.
Child Psychology - Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this Child Psychology course, candidates take away the most essential industry-specific skills, talents and knowledge including:
A thorough understanding of the contemporary child psychology profession
Comprehensive knowledge of attachment theory and its importance
The various factors that can positively and negatively affect development
How to deal with a range of common developmental issues
Advanced knowledge of childhood communication and language development
The confidence to identify and work with problems in infancy, childhood and adolescence
Detailed understanding of moral and ethical development in children
Honed skills and talents to be put to use in a working environment
Child Psychology - Course Outline
This intensive yet digestible Level 4 in Child Psychology is delivered across nine modules – each concluding with an online assessment to verify your acquired knowledge and competencies. Your assigned tutor will provide you with comprehensive support at all times, in order to assist with your successful completion of each unit.
Unit 1: Child Psychology: An Overview
This module covers the following topics:
Scope of Child Development
Development and Growth
Stages of Development
Areas of Development
Interrelationship Among Various Areas of Development
Plus more
Unit 2: Overview of Attachment in Childhood (I)
This module covers the following topics:
What is Attachment?
The Components of Attachment
Bowlby’s Attachment Theory
Evolutionary Theory
Maternal Deprivation Hypothesis
Typical Attachments
Plus more
Unit 3: Overview of Attachment in Childhood (II)
This module covers the following topics:
Privation and Deprivation
Effects of Deprivation
Check of Government and Program Rules
Theory of Mind and Autism
Communication Problems
Reasons of Communication Problems
Plus more
Unit 4: Effects of separation and loss on attachment
This module covers the following topics:
Infancy/Early Childhood
Adolescence/Late Childhood
Factors Affecting Children’s Adjustment
Predisposing Factors
Maintaining Factors
Protective Factors
The Effects of Foster Care
Plus more
Unit 5: Factors that Influence Development
This module covers the following topics:
Cognitive Development
Cognitive Processes
Influences On Problematic Development
Exposure to Family Problems in Early Life
Parenting Styles
Confused Communication Patterns
Plus more
Unit 6: Social and emotional Development
This module covers the following topics:
General Stages of Social Development
Attachment and Bonding
Outside Factors Affecting Social Development
Family Factors that Affect Social Development
Nurture versus Nature
Children’s' Fears
Overcoming Social Fears in Children
Dealing with Social Phobia
Emotional Development in Children
General Principles for Supporting Children’s Emotional Development
Plus more
Unit 7: Understanding the Personality Development of Children
This module covers the following topics:
Development of Character
Environmental Aspects
Development during Preschool Stage
Role of Temperament (Nature)
Reasons of Childhood Trauma
Personality Development in Children
Temperament Traits
Types of children
Role of Children in Life of Slow Children
Plus more
Unit 8: Stages of Language Development
This module covers the following topics:
Phonological Development
Morpho-Syntactic Development
Linguistic Processes
Evolution of Communication
Learning and Communication Difficulties
Development of Skills at Different Stages
Plus more
Unit 9: Understanding Moral Development
This module covers the following topics:
Stages of Moral Growth of Children
Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development
Kohlberg's Six Stages
Introduction to Theories of Child Development
Freud's Theory of Psychosexual Development
Plus more Updated on 20 April, 2021