Community & Social Service Studies

Child Psychology

Course Outline
Upon completion of this course you will have a working knowledge of the basic principles and practices for interacting with children. This course contains the essential knowledge which is used by professionals who work with children. This is a single stream course.

Topics of study covered within this course include the following:

• Strong Willed Behaviour and How It All Begins
  
• Why Is My Child Becoming Even More Strong Willed?
  
• It Takes More than Just Good Parenting
  
• Does My Child Have ADHD?
  
• Does My Childs Behaviour Really Need to Change? 
  
• Week 1: Attending, Week 2: Rewarding, Week 3: Ignoring, Week 4: Giving Directions, Week5:
  
• Using Time-Outs
  
• Integrating Your Parenting Skills Creating a More Positive Home
  
• Improving Your Communication Skills
  
• Developing More Patience
  
• Building Positive Self-Esteem
  
• Helping Your Child Solve Problems with Peers
  
• Specific Problem Behaviours
  
• What is Positive Discipline? 
• Positive Discipline Solutions A-Z