Helping Children Thrive
- Online course in child counselling and emotional wellbeing | Self-paced | Start anytime | No deadlines.
- 9 lessons covering assessment | counselling skills | depression | anxiety | eating disorders | conduct disorders | alternative counselling approaches etc.
- Prompt feedback on written assignments from experienced psychologists and educators | Learn theory and apply it through practical exercises.
- Useful for teachers | social workers | educators | health professionals | parents | foster carers | anyone working with children and young people.
Course Content
There are 9 lessons in this course:
- Introduction to Types & Causes of Childhood Problems
- Introduction
- Types Of Childhood Problems
- Causes Of Childhood Problems
- Genetic Risks
- Temperament
- Environmental Influences
- Divorce
- Death Of a Parent
- Maternal Deprivation
- Schooling
- Location
- Brain Disorder
- Resilience & Vulnerability
- Assessment of Childhood Problems
- Introduction
- A Developmental Approach
- Understanding Normal Development
- Infancy
- Years 2 To 5
- Years 6 To 11
- Adolescence
- Assessing Children
- Difficulties Assessing Children
- Interviewing Children
- Interviewing Parents
- Family Interviews
- Making Observations
- Rating Scales & Psychometric Testing
- Significance Of Prevalence
- Ethical And Legal Considerations
- Legal Issues
- Insurance
- Parental Involvement in Diagnosis
- Psychological Assessments and Tests
- Counselling for Internalising Problems & Disorders I: Anxiety
- Introduction
- Types Of Anxiety
- Other Types of Anxiety
- Social Anxiety
- School-Based Anxiety
- Symptoms Of Anxiety in Adults and Children
- Anxiety In Children
- Why Do Some Children Experience Anxiety More Than Others?
- Genes And Personality
- Stressful Environment
- Getting Help
- Types Of Treatment for Anxiety in Children
- Counselling
- CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
- Medication
- Parental Help
- Counselling for Internalising Problems & Disorders II: Depression
- Introduction
- Depressive Disorders in Children
- Signs Of Depression in Children
- Bipolar Depression in Children – Signs and Symptoms
- Causes Of Depression
- Getting Help
- Parental Help
- Medical Services
- Medication
- Hospital
- Counselling Treatments for Depression
- Interpersonal Therapy
- CBT And Depression in Children
- Counselling for Externalising Problems & Disorders III: Eating Disorders
- What Are Eating Disorders?
- Causes Of Eating Disorders
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Signs And Symptoms
- Diagnosis
- Getting Help
- Parental Support
- Professional Help
- Case Study
- Counselling for Externalising Problems & Disorders IV: Conduct Disorders
- Introduction
- Subtypes Of Conduct Disorder
- Symptoms Of Conduct Disorder
- Causes Of Conduct Disorder
- Diagnosis
- Treatment Of Conduct Disorder
- Case Study
- Parental Involvement
- More On Medication
- Counselling for Other Problems & Disorders
- Introduction
- Bedwetting
- Counselling For Bedwetting
- Cultural Differences
- Cross Cultural Counselling
- Bullying And Cyberbullying
- Counselling
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Treatment For ASD
- Counselling For ASD
- ADHD
- Medication
- Counselling
- Other Counselling Approaches
- Introduction
- Medication
- Virtual Reality
- MST
- Art Therapy
- Lego Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Special Project - Problem-based learning
What are the signs of anxiety in children?
Children may not always show their anxiety in the same ways as adults. Other signs that a child is anxious are –
- Being clingy differently to other children (for example, many children are clingy before the age of three, but if they are older than three and still clingy, it can be a sign of anxiety. Or if they are more clingy than their siblings were/are etc).
- Not sleeping properly.
- Bad dreams.
- Finding it hard to concentrate at school.
- Angry outbursts.
- Irritability.
- Being out of control.
- Tense and fidgety.
- Frequent toilet visits.
- Wetting the bed.
- Constant worrying.
- Negative thoughts.
- Crying frequently.
- Frequent stomach aches.
- Frequently saying they feel ill.
- Teenagers with anxiety may also show other symptoms, such as drug use, alcohol use, clinical depression or risky behaviours.
- Older children may have problems with eating.
- They may have negative thoughts that go round and round in their head.
- Expressing thoughts of suicide (although this is not solely demonstrated by teenagers, younger children may also express suicidal thoughts. Any comments about suicide should be taken very seriously and help sought immediately).
The child may not recognise why they feel this way, so it is important for adults to observe children if they appear anxious.
Why study this course?
Children can exhibit a range of emotional and behavioural problems. Sometimes these relate to difficulties in their home or school life, and sometimes they may be due to a mental health problem. Whether their behaviour causes short term or long term distress to them or others around them, they need help from people who are trained to understand what is happening to them.
Any questions?
Our tutors are more than happy to help and advise you with any questions regarding the course. Please contact us if you have any questions at all.
