This Educational Psychologist course is designed for those who work in the education sector, especially in schools and deal with children and their special needs as a part of regular job roles. This online course provides the learners with a step by step guidelines through engaging audio-visual contents to understand the whole process of children psychology.

Throughout this course, you’ll explore different aspects of children psychology that impacts their development from childhood. You’ll learn about the impact of attachment and separation on the relation building and the core factors impacting children development, such as social and emotional development, moral development, etc. Also, you’ll learn about the stages of language development. Apart from these, the course covers SEN teaching and dealing with children having Autism, ADHD and Dyslexia. Besides, you’ll learn about mental health treatment and medication in special cases. 

By the end of the course, you’ll obtain a good understanding of children psychology and be able to effectively deal with children in schools and make positive impacts on their development process. The accredited certification recognises your skills and enhances your credibility to boost your career in the competitive job market. 

Please note that this course does not entitle you to join the HCPC register or recognised as Practitioner Psychologists. Through this course you will come across all the basic guidelines of Psychology to boost and shine your knowledge in this particular field of Psychology and it will add your CPD points.

• Accredited, quality CPD training
• Instant e-certificate and hard copy dispatch by next working day
• Fully online, interactive course with audio voiceover
• Course material developed by qualified professionals

• Self-paced learning accessible via laptop, tablet and smartphone
• 24/7 Learning assistance and tutor support
• Discounts on bulk purchases

Sneak Peek

Who should take the course

This course is ideal for anyone who is interested in learning about children psychology and wants to make a career in the education sector, which includes:

• Teachers.
• Teaching Assistants.
• SEN Teachers. 
• Child Psychologists.

Certification

Once you’ve successfully completed your course, you will immediately be sent a digital certificate. Also, you can have your printed certificate delivered by post (shipping cost £3.99). Our certifications have no expiry dates, although we do recommend that you renew them every 12 months.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, learners will be able to:

• Understand different aspects of children psychology.
• Understand the impact of attachment and separation on relation building in childhood.
• Learn about the factors that influence the development process in childhood.
• Understand the process of social and emotonal development, cognitive development and moral development.
• Learn about the stages of language development.
• Explore the methods of SEN teaching and dealing with Autism, ADHD and Dyslexia in schools.
• Learn about mental health treatment and medication for special needs.

Assessment

At the end of the course, there will be an online assessment, which you will need to pass to complete the course. Answers are marked instantly and automatically, allowing you to know straight away whether you have passed. If you haven’t, there’s no limit on the number of times you can take the final exam. All this is included in the one-time fee you paid for the course itself.

Accreditation

All of our courses are fully accredited. The content of the Educational Psychologist  course is certified by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to the continuous professional development principles. This course provides you with up-to-date skills and knowledge and helps you to become more competent and effective in your chosen field.

Course Curriculum

Module 01: Introduction to Child Psychology

Module one provides an overview of child psychology. It describes the scopes, areas and stages of child psychology development. 

Module 02: Attachment and Relationship Building in Childhood

Module two explains the conncetion between attachment and relation building in childhood. Here, we’ll learn about different types of attachment and theories related to attachment such as Bowlby’s Attachment Theory and Evolutionary Theory. 

Module 03: Impacts of Separation and Loss on Attachment

In this module, we’ll understand the impacts of separation and loss on relation building in childhood. Also, we’ll learn how separation impacts the psychological development of children. 

Module 04: Factors that Influence Development

Module four discusses the different factors that influence development in childhood. Here, we’ll learn about the impact of parenting styles and the exposure of family problem on a child’s psychology. 

Module 05: Cognitive Development

In this module, we’ll broaden our understanding of cognitive development. We’ll learn about cognitive development in diffeent stages of life such as infancy, preschool, middle years and adolescents. 

Module 06: Social and Emotional Development

Module six discusses the social and emotional development process in childhood. It explains thae stages of emotional development and teh factors influencing the process. 

Module 07: Personality and Intellectual Development of Children

In this module, we’ll deepen our understanding of personality and intellectual development in children. We’ll learn about brain development and Erikson and Sullivan’s Stages of psychosocial growth. Also, we’ll learn about the role paren’t motivation in children psychology. 

Module 08: Stages of Language Development

In module eight we’ll explore the stages of language development. Here, we’ll learn about phenological development, lexical evelopment, and morpho-sysntactic development. Also, we’ll understand learning and communication difficulties and the factors influencing language development. 

Module 09: Understanding Moral Development

This module focuses on the stages of moral development and the factors that influence the process in childhood. 

Module 10: SEN Support

Module 10 provides an overview of SEN support, what it is and how to assess the needs for such support. 

Module 11: High-Quality Teaching for Pupils with SEN

In this module, we’ll learn about High-Quality Teaching (HQT) or Pupils with SEN and developing good relationships with pupils. 

Module 12: SEN Teaching Methodologies

Module 12 discusses the different methodologies for SEN teaching. It explains focus planning, engagement and challenge, etc. 

Module 13: Autism, ADHD and Dyslexia in Young and Adults

In this module, we’ll understand different autism and learning disabilities related to autism such as ADHD and Dyslexia. 

Module 14: The Self Harming Behaviour

Module 14 focuses on different types of self harming behaviour, such as suicide and substance abuse. Also it explains the reasons of depreession and how to deal with that. 

Module 15: Mental Health Treatment and Medicine

In this module, we’ll learn about mental health treatment and medication for special cases. We’ll learn about different mental illness, such as Schizophrenia, Mood Disorders and Anxiety Disorders. 

Module 16: Mental Health over Life Span and Society in the UK

In this module, we’ll learn about the distribution of mental illness over lifespan. Also, we’ll focus on some statistics regarding the distribution of mental illness over society and most suffering social groups in the UK contxt.