Child & Adolescent Development

Hours: 120 / Access Length: 12 Months / Delivery: Open, Mentor Supported

Retail Price: $1,225.00

Course Overview:

Our child & adolescent development course is an excellent choice for learning more about children & adolescent behavior. Whether you have children of your own, or are interested in a career with children or adolescence, this is an ideal choice to help you learn more. Our curriculum will provide a thorough introduction on the various levels of child & adolescent development.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Comprehend the history and theories of child development
• Identify the elements involved in prenatal development
• Identify the elements and stages of infant development
• Define considerations for early and middle childhood development
• Identify the elements and stages of adolescent development

Course Outline:

Child & Adolescent Development Module 1
History, Theories & Methods of Child Development

• The Study of Child Development
• Theories of Child Development
• Controversies in Child Development
• How We Study Child Development
• The Influence of Heredity on Development
• Chromosomal Abnormalities
• Genetic Abnormalities
• Genetic Counseling and Prenatal Testing
• Heredity and the Environment
• Conception & Infertility

Child & Adolescent Development Module 2
Prenatal Development & Newborn Babies

• The Germinal Stage
• The Embryonic Stage
• The Fetal Stage
• Environmental Influences on Development
• The Stages of Childbirth
• Methods of Childbirth
• Birth Problems
• The Postpartum Period
• Characteristics of Neonates

Child & Adolescent Development Module 3
Infancy & Development

• Physical Growth & Development
• Development of the Brain & Nervous System
• Motor Development
• Sensory & Perceptual Development
• Cognitive Development & Jean Piaget
• Information Processing
• Differences in Intelligence among Infants
• Language Development
• Social Development & Attachment
• When Attachment Fails
• Emotional Development
• Personality Development

Child & Adolescent Development Module 4
Early Childhood

• Physical Development
• Motor Development
• Nutrition, Health & Illness
• Physical Disorders
• The Preoperational Stage
• Cognitive Development
• Theory of Mind
• Development of Memory
• Language Development
• Social Behaviors
• Personality & Emotional Development
• Gender Roles & Sex Differences

Child & Adolescent Development Module 5
Middle Childhood

• Physical Growth Patterns
• Motor Development
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Learning Disorders
• The Concrete-Operational Stage
• Moral Development
• Information Processing
• Intellectual Development & Creativity
• Language & Literacy
• Social & Emotional Development
• The Family
• Peer Relationships
• The School
• Social & Emotional Problems

Child & Adolescent Development Module 6
Adolescent Development

• Puberty & Physical Development
• Emerging Sexuality
• Health in Adolescence
• Substance Abuse & Dependence
• Formal Operational Theory
• Moral Development
• The Adolescent in School
• The Adolescent at Work
• Development of Identity
• Relationships with Parents and Peers
• Juvenile Delinquency & Suicide
• Emerging Adulthood

All necessary materials are included.

System Requirements:

Internet Connectivity Requirements:

• Cable, Fiber, DSL, or LEO Satellite (i.e. Starlink) internet with speeds of at least 10mb/sec download and 5mb/sec upload are recommended for the best experience.

NOTE: While cellular hotspots may allow access to our courses, users may experience connectivity issues by trying to access our learning management system.  This is due to the potential high download and upload latency of cellular connections.   Therefore, it is not recommended that students use a cellular hotspot as their primary way of accessing their courses.

Hardware Requirements:

• CPU: 1 GHz or higher
• RAM: 4 GB or higher
• Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher.  1920x1080 resolution is recommended for the best experience.
• Speakers / Headphones
• Microphone for Webinar or Live Online sessions.

Operating System Requirements:

• Windows 7 or higher.
• Mac OSX 10 or higher.
• Latest Chrome OS
• Latest Linux Distributions
  

NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

Web Browser Requirements:

• Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.
• Latest Mozilla FireFox
• Latest Microsoft Edge
• Latest Apple Safari

Basic Software Requirements (These are recommendations of software to use):

• Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice)
• PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
• Courses may require other software that is described in the above course outline.