Child Behaviour

Child Behaviour

This Child Behaviour Course covers the theory behind why children behave the way they do, and looks at events and triggers that can create behaviour patterns in children. The course is over 9 modules and will build your knowledge to enable you to identify and deal with different behaviours.

You will learn about how well-being, self-esteem and emotional intelligence can affect a child’s temperament, attachment and self-control.

You will also learn about the relationship between psychological disabilities and aggression and violence, including bullying and how to manage challenging behaviour, like conduct disorder (CD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD).

Modules

Module 1: Introduction to Children’s Behaviour

Learning outcomes:

• Awareness of societal differences in attitude to children’s behaviour
• Understand the contributing influences of undesirable behaviour

Module 2: Well-Being, Self-Esteem and Emotional Intelligence

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the importance of well-being and self-esteem
• Awareness of the impact of emotional intelligence and literacy on self-control

Module 3: Temperament, Attachment and Self-Control

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the impact a child’s temperament has on their response to external events
• Awareness of how attachment disorder can contribute to children’s stress
• Knowledge of the range of impulsive behavioural responses

Module 4: Aggression and Violence

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the influence of modelling
• Knowledge of how frustration can manifest into different types of aggressive behaviour
• Awareness of relevant psychological theory

Module 5: Psychological Disabilities

Learning outcomes:

• Understand how particular disorders can affect behavioural responses
• Knowledge of behavioural symptoms and the potential causes

Module 6: Focus on Bullying

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the causes of bullying
• Awareness of the effects of bullying

Module 7: Focus on ADHD

Learning outcomes:

• Knowledge of the impact of ADHD on children’s behaviour
• Understand the psychological approaches to coping with ADHD

Module 8: Conduct Disorder (CD) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) 

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the differences between CD & ODD
• Knowledge of the behavioural challenges associated with the two disorders
• Awareness of psychological intervention techniques

Module 9: Techniques for Managing Challenging Behaviour

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the differences in psychological techniques for managing children’s challenging behaviour
• Knowledge of the diverse maladaptive behaviour management techniques

Entry Requirements

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.

*You will have access to the course for 24 months.

At the end of this course successful learners will be given the option to receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

Level 3 Child Behaviour Certificate of Achievement

The course has been endorsed under the Quality Licence Scheme. This means that learndirect has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.

The course itself has been designed learndirect to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. The Quality Licence Scheme endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through our awarding organisations we have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. We are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Our knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables us to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales

To view a sample of the Certificate of Achievement, please click here.