Online Counselling Skills Course for Working with Children and Young People

• Learn about child and adolescent psychology and mental health | Neurodiversity | Counselling skills | Developmental psychology | Educational psychology etc.
• Self-paced online learning | Start anytime | No deadlines.
• 15 modules | 7 core + 8 elective | Written assignments | Practical Exercises. 
• Feedback from experienced, highly qualified tutors | Decades of experience working with children and young people.
• Useful professional training for anyone supporting children and young people, such as teachers, welfare services, foster carers, parents, youth workers etc.

Modules

Note that each module in the Qualification - Associate Diploma in Child and Youth Psychology is a short course in its own right, and may be studied separately.

What changes do girls experience in puberty?

• Anxiety
• Tearfulness
• Irritability
• Mood Swings/Changes
• Self-image concerns
• Physiological changes in females can include:
• Ovaries develop and ovum ripen
• Menarche and establishment of menstrual cycle
• Period pain (dysmenorrhoea)
• Premenstrual tension, headaches, bloating
• Irregular periods or missed periods (amenorrhea)
• Body odour develops
• Skin becomes oilier and acne/spots develop
• Pubic hair
• Underarm hair
• Increase in height
• Broadening of hips and thighs (fat deposited here)

What changes do boys experience in puberty?

• Emotional changes
• Aggression or anger
• Self-image concerns
• Risk taking behaviours
• Physiological changes in males can include:
• Teste and penis growth
• Facial pubic and underarm hair
• Chest hair
• Voice deepens and “breaks”
• Skin becomes oilier and acne/spots develop
• Body odour develops
• Muscle development over the arms, chest
• Shoulders broaden, hips narrow
• Wet dreams (involuntary emission of semen during sleep)
• Increased height

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