Children’s and Young People’s Development in Health and Social Care Settings
Virtual College
Summary
Overview
This module aims to increase awareness of the main issues around children’s and young people’s development. It provides learners with an increased understanding of the expected pattern of development and details the factors that can influence development.
On completion, learners will understand how to monitor development as well as the interventions that should be taken if development is not following the expected pattern.
On completion of this course learners will be able to:
- Understand the expected pattern of development for children and young people from birth to 19 years of age
- Understand the factors that influence children’s and young people’s development and how these affect practice
- Understand how to monitor children’s and young people’s development and interventions that should take place if this is not following the expected pattern
- Understand the importance of early intervention to support the speech, language and communication needs of children and young people
- Understand the potential effects of transitions on children’s and young people’s development
The content of this course has been mapped to the underpinning knowledge within the following unit on the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF):
Understand Child and Young Person Development
This unit is a mandatory unit within the following qualifications:
Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce
For a full list of qualifications in which these units are mandatory please click here:
For more information about this or any of our courses mapped to the QCF please contact us on the details provided below.
CPD
Description
Lesson Plan
Areas covered include:
- Welcome and Learning Objectives
- Stages of Development
- Influencing Factors and Theories of Development
- Monitoring and Interventions
- Speech, Language and Communication
Accreditation
The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
Certification
On completion of this course you will be able to download a Virtual College certificate.
Duration
Approximately 2.5 hours. The length of time taken depends entirely on how quickly you can study and absorb the material. You can proceed as quickly or slowly as you like.
Target Audience
This module is targeted primarily at those working within health, social care or children and young people's settings, including professional care and support workers and practitioners.
Entry Requirements
This module is targeted primarily at those working within health, social care or children and young people's settings, including professional care and support workers and practitioners.
How it Works
What
This is an online course, all the training will be taken through your browser window. There will be no face-to-face sessions with instructors nor will you receive any training material through the post. If you wish you may print out any page of the training material and may also print the notes you took during the training.
You can also revisit the training material at any time, even after you have completed the course.
How
The material for this course has been broken down into several smaller lessons, each lesson dealing with a specific area of the overall subject.
The lesson consists of a series of pages in which an instructor will talk you through the lesson material at a pace that suits you. Pages may also include supporting pictures, graphs, animation or extra sounds to help with the learning where appropriate. Some lessons will include challenges/quizzes to help you keep in touch and interested in the material.
Lessons can be taken in any order and each lesson may be PAUSED and RESUMED at any stage. When all lessons in the course have been completed our system will realise and automatically record that you have successfully completed the course.
When
The course is self-paced so you decide how fast or slow the training goes. You can complete the course in stages revisiting the training at any time.
Questions and answers
Is there any test after the training. And when is the certificate for this training going to expire
Answer:Hi Helen, There is a test after the training which is all multiple choice questions. The certificate doesn't expire as there is no expiry date on it but it is recommended the training is completed every two to three years. Some employers may ask for the training to be completed every year. Kind regards, Virtual College
This was helpful.Hi, is this like equivalent to a NVQ, Diploma level 3? Thank you.
Answer:Hi Hayley, This course is not mapped to any levels and is not at the level of a diploma. Kind regards, Virtual College
This was helpful.Would I recieve a certificate as good as an Nvq level 3 in child care
Answer:Hi Sonia, On completion of this course you will receive a certificate displaying the course title Children's and Young People's Development in Health and Social Care Settings. Kind regards, Virtual College
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