COURSE OVERVIEW
Knowledge That Can Make You More Effective When Working With Children
Working effectively with children requires more than simply liking or caring about them. Understanding why children behave, communicate, learn and respond differently at different stages of development can make an important difference in any child-focused role.
The Child Psychology Certificate Course takes you through development from the prenatal and infant stages to early childhood, school years and adolescence. You will explore cognitive, emotional and social development; learning and motivation; attachment; temperament; communication; family relationships; self-esteem; friendships; adolescence; educational difficulties; behavioural concerns; moral development; vulnerability and resilience.
The course is particularly relevant to people working in education, childcare, social and community environments, wellness services and other occupations involving children or adolescents. It may also provide valuable additional knowledge for professionals who already interact with children and families.
Rather than qualifying you as a psychologist, the course gives you a structured body of child-development knowledge that can strengthen your existing professional role and provide a foundation for further training.
Why Study This Course
Understand the Person Behind the Behaviour
A child's behaviour rarely exists in isolation. Age, development, temperament, family relationships, friendships, school experiences, communication, confidence and social pressures can all influence how a young person responds to the world.
Studying Child Psychology can help you approach children with a more informed understanding of these influences.
For professionals working with children, this knowledge may help you communicate more effectively, recognise developmental differences, understand behaviour in context and identify situations in which further professional assessment or support may be appropriate.
It is knowledge that can enhance the way you work — whether you are building a career around children or adding a child-focused dimension to an existing professional background.
Modular Focus
What You'll Learn
Build your understanding of psychology and the major processes involved in child development.
Explore growth, development and maturation; learning and motivation; intelligence; perception; cognitive development; socialisation; individual differences and the relationship between biological and environmental influences.
Professional value: Develop a stronger framework for understanding why children at different developmental stages may think and behave differently.
Follow development from the prenatal and neonatal stages through infancy and the preschool years.
Study early reflexes, perception, language development, milestones, temperament, stimulation, attachment, separation, communication and the changing relationship between children and their caregivers.
Professional value: Gain a broader understanding of the developmental foundations that influence later behaviour, learning and relationships.
Explore the powerful role that families and relationships can play in a child’s development.
The course examines parenting styles, child-rearing practices, mothers and fathers, grandparents, separation, friendships, peer relationships, self-esteem, praise and criticism.
Professional value: Better understand children within the wider family and social environments that influence their behaviour.
Progress into the increasingly complex psychological and social world of adolescence.
Study identity development, peer relationships, school and educational difficulties, learning disabilities as presented in the course, behavioural concerns, aggression, substance use, emotional distress, eating-related concerns and vocational identity development.
Professional value: Develop greater awareness of the challenges adolescents may encounter and the importance of appropriate support and referral.
Explore how children move from external rules towards greater self-control and moral reasoning.
Study conscience and moral development, different approaches to discipline, socialisation, adolescent support, vulnerability and resilience, family influences and protective factors.
Professional value: Build a broader understanding of how supportive relationships and environments can influence children’s ability to cope with developmental challenges.
How Studying With CAMS Works
Built for real lives
Duration
12 Weeks / 3 Months
Study Method
Distance Learning with 24/7 WhatsApp Support
Certificate
Complementary & Alternative Medical Science Institute (CAMS) Certificate
Accreditation
Internationally Accredited
Next Steps
Certification & Next Steps
Upon successfull completion, you will receive an Internationally Accredited Certificate from the CAMS Institute, recognising your training and competance in your field of study. You will be able to practice in South Africa and abroad.
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- Detailed learning breakdown
- Study format and assessments
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Is This For You?
Especially Valuable for People Whose Work Involves Children
Educators & Childcare Professionals
Teachers, teaching assistants, tutors, childminders, crèche and preschool staff and others working directly with children can use the knowledge to strengthen their understanding of development, behaviour, learning and relationships.
Helping, Community & Wellness Professionals
People already working in social, community, wellness or supportive roles may use the course to broaden their understanding of children and adolescents within the limits of their existing qualifications and professional scope.
People Building a Child-Focused Career
The course may provide valuable foundational knowledge for someone exploring career opportunities involving children, youth development, education, childcare or further studies in counselling, psychology or related disciplines.
It may also be useful supplementary education for nurses, doctors, social workers and other appropriately qualified professionals who interact with children in their existing work, as identified in the original CAMS course outline.
