Early Detection of Developmental Problems and Psychological Distress

Course Description

This course will introduce you to normal and abnormal aspects of child development. The training approach is skills based, so you will learn how to asses children's development and their interaction with their families, and identify risk and resilience factors of child mental health. Major emotional and behavioral problems will be introduced and essential management methods will be presented.

Objectives

to ensure that you:

Appreciate the importance of child mental health
Learn to identify a childs potential risks and sources of resilience
Develop a holistic approach to seeing and assessing young children and families
Learn to identify important organic, developmental, emotional and behavioral problems

Course Topics

Understand the importance of mental health in children
Know the main categories of problems that children present with
Know the key features of common psychological problems
Know the principles of basic psychological treatments
Know when to refer cases on to secondary services
Understand the concept of attachment and its importance for normal development

Course Mode

Blended (Online and Face-to-Face)

Course Level

Intermediate

Course Language

English

Course Instructors

Anonymous

Course Category

Social Sciences