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ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY BPS211

Duration (approx) 100 hours
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Why Study Adolescent Psychology?

Adolescence is a time of significant change. Adolescents will change emotionally, socially, physically and psychologically. Their behaviour will change as they grow and develop. Studying Adolescent Psychology will help us to gain a great understanding of the changes that are occurring and enable us to support young people more effectively. Studying adolescent psychology will be useful for personal interest or professional development.

Who Is This Course Suitable For?

The course is suitable for anyone living or working with adolescents.

It will provide you with an increased understanding of the changes that they are experiencing and understand effective ways to support them.

What Will You Learn In This Course?

You will learn more about –

  • How adolescents think.
  • The theories behind characteristic behaviour changes in adolescence.
  • The behaviours of adolescents.
  • Psychological theories and how they relate to adolescent development.
  • The physical, emotional, psychological and social changes that occur during adolescence.
  • Theories of human development, crime, moral and social development.
  • Emotions and crises during adolescence.
  • The best approaches to supporting young people.

A course for anyone who wants to learn more about adolescents.

When you understand how and why teens think the way they do, it becomes easier to comprehend and manage their behaviour.  For adults who are well beyond their own adolescent experience, it can be difficult dealing with a child with relatively predictable behaviour coping with the changes that accompany adolescence.

With this course you will gain a greater understanding of the influences on an adolescent’s behaviour and thereby improve your capacity to influence the young person you are dealing with.

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COURSE STRUCTURE AND CONTENT

Adolescent Psychology is a 100 hour course, available to start at any time. The course consists of 10 lessons:

Lesson 1. Introduction
  • Theories of Human Development
  • What is adolescence?
  • Piaget’s theory of Cognitive Development
  • The stages of Piaget’s theories
  • Moral development
  • Erikson’s psychosocial development theory, stages
Lesson 2. Life Crises
  • Life crisis
  • Problems
  • Puberty
  • Attachment theory
  • Internalised and externalized problems
  • Types of problems experienced by adolescents
Lesson 3. Physical Development 
  • Puberty in females
  • Puberty in males
  • Hormones
  • Physical activity
  • Obesity
Lesson 4. Intellectual Development
  • Piaget’s formal operations stage
  • School problems
Lesson 5. Emotional Development
  • Freud’s theories
  • Emotional problems
  • Teenagers and grief
  • Eating problems
  • Depression
  • Emotional problems
  • Typical childhood responses to grief
  • Supporting a grieving child
Lesson 6. Sexuality
  • Acquisition of gender identity and social role identity
  • Vicarious learning and sexual identity
  • Gender dysphoria
  • Curiosity
  • Sex
  • Sexual behaviour
  • Masturbation
  • Sexuality and nudity
  • Answering questions
Lesson 7. Social Development
  • Family influence
  • Types of parenting
  • Denigration of parents
Lesson 8. Moral Development
  • Piaget’s theory of moral development
  • Kohlberg’s theory of moral reasoning
Lesson 9. Delinquency and Crime
  • Juvenile delinquency
  • Pathways to delinquency
  • Gangs
  • Crimes more likely in adolescence
  • Behaviour problems
  • Drugs, solvents and alcohol
  • Child abuse
  • Triggers of abuse
  • Stranger abuse
  • How to deal with deviance
Lesson 10. Adolescents and the Transition to Adulthood
  • Erikson’s later stages
  • The transition to adulthood

Each lesson is completed with an assignment for the student to complete and submit to the school for marking. Your tutor will make the assignment and return it to you with suggestions and comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

LESSON AIMS

Students studying Adolescent Psychology will undertake a variety of tasks in each lesson, and benefit from the learning aims for each of the lessons:

  • Develop an understanding of the theories of child development in relation to adolescents.
  • Develop an understanding of life crises in relation to adolescents.
  • Develop an understanding of the physical changes that occur in puberty.
  • Develop an understanding of the intellectual changes that occur in adolescence.
  • Develop an understanding of the emotional development that occurs during adolescence.
  • Develop an understanding of sexuality during adolescence
  • Develop an understanding of the social development that occurs in adolescence.
  • Develop an understanding of the theories of moral development in relation to teenagers.
  • Consider the links between adolescence and delinquent activity such as crime.
  • Develop an understanding of the changes that occur moving from adolescence to adulthood.

What Next?

You may work with adolescents and want to increase your specialist knowledge or study for professional development.

You may want to work with adolescents and study this course as a way to demonstrate your enthusiasm for this work.

You may live with young people and want to increase your understanding of the changes they are experiencing.

Studying  Adolescent Psychology will provide you with a rich foundation of knowledge that you can apply in real-life situations.

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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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