Course overview
How to change people’s lives for the better
This is a course where you can make a world of difference for children and young people. It’s a fascinating and highly detailed course where you’ll learn about theories of childhood development that include morality, cognition and psychosocial; as well as develop core counselling skills. The modules in this course will provide you with the wonderful opportunity to learn about many specialist and generalist areas.
Recognition
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
Duration study load
- 12 Months Access | 300 hours
Study at your own pace – students generally complete one module per week.
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements or prerequisites to enrol on this course.
Course features
- Gain a foundation for working in counselling, management or education
- Understand how to deal with people positively by knowing their behaviour
- Learn online, at your own pace, with expert tutor support by phone and email
- Use your skills to motivate people in your career and personal life.
- Learn online, at your own pace, with tutor support by phone and email
Professional recognition
Accredited by ICOES
Delivery
Your course will be delivered through our online learning platform. You can access our online learning platform from any web browser 24/7 so you can work whenever and wherever you want. You can also interact with your tutors and other students within the learning environment. Online learning allows you to make the best use of your time and puts all the resources you need at your fingertips. There are no set course start dates, you can start whenever you are ready. Your tutors and student services will check in on your progress and help you every step of the way.
Subjects
- Introduction to Child Psychology
- The newborn infant
- States and senses of the infant
- Learning
- Emotions
- Cognitive development
- Language development
- Intelligence
- Socialisation
- Sexuality & Morality
- Introduction
- Life Crises
- Physical Development
- Intellectual Development
- Emotional Development
- Sexuality
- Social Development
- Moral Development
- Adolescents and the Transition to Adulthood
- Learning specific counselling skills
- Listening and bonding
- Reflection
- Questioning
- Interview techniques
- Changing beliefs and normalising
- Finding solutions
- Ending the counselling
About The Career Academy
We're an internationally recognised online education provider, who partners with the industry to deliver you the latest and most up-to-date content. We have almost 15 years of experience in online education and help change the lives of over 20,000 students every single year.
- Upskill and be awarded a certificate of achievement to help you reach your potential & earn more.
- Flexible online learning so you can study whenever and wherever you want.
- Get free access to the career centre which will review and improve your CV to help you succeed.
- 83% of our graduates say our qualifications improved their ability to get a new job or promotion.
