Gain awareness of the causes of distressed behaviour in children
This free online course will improve your awareness and explore appropriate ways to support a child displaying distressed behaviour.
The free course is fully-funded by HM Government.
No fee, no card details and no trial periods.
The Level 2 certificate is a record of achievement and your reward for completing a nationally recognised qualification.
The free online course takes an average of 6-12 weeks to complete.
This is based on 4-5 hours of weekly study.
The free course is 100% online.
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Online distance learning allows you to study from the security of your home, office or wherever you feel comfortable.
You will complete assessment questions based on the skills and knowledge you have gained from the manageable course units.
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This free online course will enable learners to gain a general awareness of the causes of distressed behaviour, along with an understanding of appropriate ways to support a child displaying distressed behaviour.
Furthermore, learners will consider how other characteristics such as mental health, learning disabilities and sensory processing or autism conditions can play a role in distressed behaviour being displayed by a child.
Finally, learners will gain an understanding of how current UK legislation underpins approaches to providing support for a child who displays distressed behaviour.
Source: Young Minds
Your free course is split into manageable units.
Section 1: Understand what is meant by distressed behaviour
Section 2: Who may experience distressed behaviour
Section 3: How distressed behaviour can be assessed in children
Section 4: The impact distressed behaviour can have
Section 1: Understand strategies that can support children showing distressed behaviour
Section 2: Understand how to record incidents when working with children who display distressed behaviour
Section 3: Understand how to mitigate distressed behaviour in children
Section 4: Understand when physical intervention should be used and the importance of using physical intervention safely when a child is displaying distressed behaviour
Section 1: Understand the characteristics of mental health
Section 2: Understand how to support children with a mental health condition displaying distressed behaviour
Section 1: Understand the characteristics of learning disabilities
Section 2: Understand how to support children with a learning disability displaying distressed behaviour
Section 1: Understand the characteristics of sensory processing conditions and autism spectrum conditions
Section 2: Understand how to support children with an autism spectrum condition or sensory processing condition displaying distressed behaviour
Section 1: Understand legislation relevant to distressed behaviour in children
Section 2: Understand wider support available when working with children who display distressed behaviour
Section 3: Understand how UK legislation can support the human rights of children who display distressed behaviour
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