This course is online and the start date is flexible
Distance Learning
Part-Time
Duration 12 weeks
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Adults Part-TimeOur FREE 12 week online courses are a great way to gain a nationally recognised qualification across a number of sectors. These courses enable you to study flexibly and plan your learning at times that work best for you; whatever your goals. For further details about the course and the content, please click Course Description below.
Trying the patience of parents is part of a childs healthy and normal development, its a childs way of practising their independence. As difficult and frustrating as this may be for parents, these episodes often pass. Distressed behaviour in children is pro-longed and can take many forms anger, lack of attention, physical and verbal abuse, reluctance to socialise, self-harm and risk of injury to themselves or others. The root of distressed behaviour can be varied, complex and if left unaddressed, can contribute to further mental issues in adolescence.
This online short course will enable learners to gain a general awareness of the causes of distressed behaviour, along with an understanding of appropriate ways to support a child displaying distressed behaviour. Furthermore, learners will consider how other characteristics such as mental health, learning disabilities and sensory processing or autism conditions can play a role in distressed behaviour being displayed by a child. Finally, learners will gain an understanding of how current UK legislation underpins approaches to providing support for a child who displays distressed behaviour.
This course is ideal for those who wish to develop their knowledge and understanding of distressed behaviour in children. Its also valuable for anyone who is planning a career that requires an understanding of distressed behaviour and is looking to gain a qualification in this. The programme is suitable for those who desire to form a foundation due to little or no previous experience of the topic.
*If you have previously completed 'Behaviour that Challenges in Children' you will not be eligible for this course
Unit 1: Awareness of distressed behaviour in children
Unit 2: Principles of intervention when working with children who display distressed behaviour
Unit 3: Distressed behaviour and mental health in children
Unit 4: Distressed behaviour and learning disabilities in children
Unit 5: Distressed behaviour, sensory processing conditions and autism spectrum conditions in children
Unit 6: Legislation and guidance for an individual providing support to children displaying distressed behaviour
You will be asked a series of eligibility questions during the enrolment process
Age | Cost |
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All ages | Free |
19+ | £0 |
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Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Distressed Behaviour in Children
Online e-learning delivery with modular units to complete
This course is online and the start date is flexible
Distance Learning
Part-Time
Duration 12 weeks
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