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DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY - BPS210

Duration (approx) 100 hours
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Why Study Developmental Psychology?

Studying developmental psychology helps us to understand about the changes that occur as humans grow and develop.

Developmental psychology looks at how we evolve socially, psychologically, physically and emotionally from birth to old age.  It helps us to understand how human beings change over their lifetimes.

Who Is This Course Suitable For?

An understanding of human development is paramount for anyone working in, or aspiring to work in, counselling, psychology, psychotherapy and other caring and health roles.  

This course is useful for anyone wanting to understand more about human development, as well as those wishing to apply that knowledge in their day-to-day work.

 

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What Will You Learn in This Course?

During the course, you will learn more about -

  • The theories of human development as proposed by some of the great psychology thinkers like Freud, Piaget and Erikson. 
  • How we evolve from birth to old age and the conflicts and processes which can affect our health and wellbeing.
  • Key psychological and emotional challenges at different life stages.
  • Cognitive development, social development, adolescence, adulthood, childhood, late adulthood and the changes and challenges that occur throughout our lifetimes.
  • Friendship, sexuality, parenthood, retirement and more.

This course is suitable for professional/career development, CPD or personal interest.

COURSE CONTENT

There are 10 lessons in this course:

  1. Introduction
  2. Early childhood
  3. Middle childhood
  4. Challenges of middle childhood
  5. Adolescence
  6. Challenges of adolescence
  7. Adulthood
  8. Challenges of adulthood
  9. Late adulthood
  10. Challenges of late adulthood

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

WHAT YOU WILL DO ON THE COURSE - 

  • Learn key theories and concepts in the study of developmental psychology.
  • List major ethical concerns when studying development, and one step a researcher can take to reduce each.
  • Identify cognitive and social aspects of a small child’s development and some key inherent and external influences.
  • Describe the phases of language acquisition in infants, and what can adversely affect it.
  • Describe major cognitive, moral and social developments in middle childhood and how they influence behaviour
  • Compare short term memory with long term memory in middle childhood and discuss how this affects the child’s ability to learn.
  • Identify common psychological challenges faced by children from ages 6 to puberty.
  • Reflect on your own success and failure experiences, and your own sense of competence in middle childhood. Consider how they affected your perceptions of yourself as you matured.
  • Identify areas of change that will affect adolescent behaviour and thinking.
  • Explain post formal thought and consider how it can contribute to an adolescent’s ability or willingness to make moral choices.
  • Identify challenges common to adolescence, and ways to deal with them.
  • Explain individuation. Discuss its importance, and how it can both challenge and complement group identity.
  • Identify changes that can occur in early and middle adulthood and influence behaviour.
  • Explain K. Warner Schaie’s ‘stages of adult thinking’ and explain why Schaie’s model might be more relevant to understanding adult cognition than Piaget’s cognitive model.
  • Identify some key challenges faced in adulthood and ways of coping with them.
  • List some changes that are typically associated with ‘midlife crisis’. Discuss both negative and positive aspects of ‘midlife crisis’.
  • Identify effects of physiological changes and life experience on the aged person’s cognitive and psychosocial experiences.
  • Explain how ‘cognitive plasticity’ can affect an older person’s ability to learn despite brain cell loss.
  • Research depression and suicide among the elderly.
  • Research ways that an older person can be made to feel more independent and autonomous.
  • Consider in your response what family members can do to respect the older person’s need for autonomy.

What Next?

This course will help you to better understand how people develop, through all ages of life. Having a heightened awareness of developmental psychology is a big advantage when dealing with people in any capacity. It helps you understand work colleagues, clients, friends and family members. It is a very valuable tool for teachers, managers, counsellors and welfare workers, amongst many other professions.

This course is useful for professional development or personal interest.

Learn more about people and the way that they change during their lifetime.

 

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Courses can be started anytime from anywhere in the world!

Meet some of our academics

Tracey Jones (psychology)B.Sc. (Hons) (Psychology), M.Soc.Sc (social work), DipSW (social work), PGCE (Education), PGD (Learning Disability Studies) Tracey began studying psychology in 1990. She has a wide range of experience within the psychology and social work field, particularly working with people with learning disabilities. She is also qualified as a teacher and now teaches psychology and social work related subjects. She has been a book reviewer for the British Journal of Social Work and has also written many textbooks, blogs, articles and ebooks on psychology, writing, sociology, child development and more. She has had also several short stories published.
Jacinda Cole B.Sc.,M.Psych.Psychologist, Educator, Author, Psychotherapist. B.Sc., Psych.Cert., M. Psych. Cert.Garden Design, MACA. Jacinda has over 25 years of experience in psychology, in both Australia and England. She has co-authored several psychology text books and many courses including diploma and degree level courses in psychology and counselling. Jacinda joined ACS in 2001.
Jade SciasciaBiologist, Business Coordinator, Government Environmental Dept, Secondary School teacher (Biology); Recruitment Consultant, Senior Supervisor in Youth Welfare, Horse Riding Instructor (part-completed) and Boarding Kennel Manager. Jade has a B.Sc.Biol, Dip.Professional Education, Cert IV TESOL, Cert Food Hygiene.


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