This online course will give you a solid foundation in developmental and behavioural disorders in children. So you will be more equipt to deal and give treatment to these developing children.
When you take this course you will:
- Learn about signs, symptoms and treatments for these various groups of disorders
- Learn about how to differentiate particular disorders from the different groups of disorders
- Study possible paths for support for various disorders
E-Learning Structure
1. Developmental Disorders
- How to classify Childhood Disorders
- What are the causes of Developmental Disorders?
- Genetic, Physical and Environmental Causes
- How to diagnose Developmental Disorders
- How common Developmental Disorders are within the General Population
- How Developmental Disorders Impact on Families and Children and Adolescents
- Learning Disability
- Levels of Severity
2. Autism
- What is Autism?
- The Symptoms and Signs of Autism – Impaired Interactions and Social Development; Communication; Repetitive Behaviour
- What are the causes of Autism?
- History of Autism
- How common is Autism within the General Population
- The differences in severity and challenges that are experienced by people with autism
- Issues Children and Adolescents with Autism need to deal with
- The challenges that a family with an Autistic child face
- How to treat Children and Adolescents with Autism
- How to support a child with Autism
- Supportive Services available for children and adolescents with Autism
3. Asperger’s Disorder
- What is Asperger’s Disorder?
- The Signs and Symptoms of Asperger’s Disorder – Social Interactions; Repetitive Behaviour
- What causes of Asperger’s Disorder?
- The history of Asperger’s Disorder
- How common is Asperger’s Disorder within the General Population?
- Asperger’s Disorder and Autism – The Autism Spectrum
- How does Asperger’s Disorder impact on the Child or Adolescent?
- How does having a child with Asperger’s Disorder impact on the Family?
- Some Treatments for Children and Adolescents with Asperger’s Disorder
- How to Support Children with Asperger’s Disorder?
- Services Available for Children with Asperger’s Disorder
4. Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders
- What are Pervasive Developmental Disorders?
- Rett’s Disorder
- Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
- Other types of Developmental Disorders
- What causes of Developmental Disorders?
- How Developmental Disorders are diagnosed?
- How Developmental Disorders impact on a Child or Adolescent
- The issues that a Family of the Child or Adolescent with Developmental Disorders face
5. Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders
- What are the Signs & Symptoms of ADHD? – Features of Inattention; Features of Hyperactivity-Impulsivity; Settings
- What are the causes of ADHD?
- The history of ADHD
- How prevalent is ADHD?
- Treating ADHD
- Support Available
- Things that may aggravate ADD or ADHD Symptoms
- How is a Child or Adolescent affected by ADD and ADHD
- How having an ADD or ADHD child will impact on the family
6. Conduct Disorders
- What are Conduct Disorders?
- Some signs and Symptoms of Conduct Disorders
- Genetic and Environmental risk factors that cause Conduct Disorders
- How prevalent is Conduct Disorders within the General Population
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Some signs and symptoms of Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- What causes of Oppositional Defiant Disorder?
- How prevalent is Oppositional Defiant Disorder in the General Population
- Anti-Social Personality Disorder (APD)
- Treatments for Conduct Disorders
- Support for Families and Children with Conduct Disorders
- The Impact of Conduct Disorders on Children
- The Impact on the Family of with a Child that has a Conduct Disorder
- Supporting Children with Conduct Disorders
7. Learning Disorders
- Specific Developmental Disorders
- Definition of Learning Disorders
- Reading Disorder (Developmental Dyslexia)
- Disorder of Written Expression (Specific Spelling Disorder)
- Mathematics (Arithmetic) Disorder
8. Communications Disorders
- Definition of Communication Disorders
- Causes of Communication Disorders
- Phonological Disorder
- Expressive Language Disorder
- Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder
- Stuttering
- Motor Skills Disorder
- Impact on the Child and Family of Communication Disorders
9. Special Project (choose something of interest to the student) signs, symptoms, treatment and support.
How Does A Warnborough Online Course Work?
You can start the course whenever is convenient for you. You will be studying from home and have access to support from our qualified tutors. Practical exercises and research tasks will be set at the end of each lesson – including an assignment. You will submit this assignment to your course tutor, who will mark your work and give you constructive feedback and suggestions.
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