Advanced Diploma in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Course Title        :   144 Hours Advanced Diploma in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Course Description        :

Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology is a sub-field of psychology where highly skilled mental health clinicians work to assess and treat children, adolescents and youths who are dealing with mental, physical, emotional, and behavioral disorders.

Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology is defined by the American Psychological Association (APA) as a specialty in professional psychology that develops and applies scientific knowledge to the delivery of psychological services to infants, toddlers, children, and adolescents within their social context.

If you want to get an in-depth and comprehensive knowledge of the Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology industry sector and help troubled children and adolescents and their parents as a globally qualified, recognized and skilled “Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist or Counsellor”, enroll in our new premier, thorough and up-to-date 06 Months duration Internationally Accredited 144 Hours Advanced Diploma Course in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.

The Advanced Diploma in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology course is focused on the academic study of the mental, emotional, social, and learning curves of children and adolescents. In this course, we will dive into infant, child and adolescent development. You’ll discover that child and adolescent development is complicated and influenced by a surprising number of elements at multiple levels, these include environmental factors such as family structures, sibling influences, culture, the media, and biological factors. Once you’ve figured out the root cause of the child’s problem, the course will further educate you on how to teach parents and teachers how to better cope with the child using various strategies and techniques, which will help them connect with him.

This Advanced Diploma program is a complete and premier course designed by professionals and experts in the field. The tried and tested methods that you will learn in this course will help you understand the problems that children go through and how to respond to them. Its a thorough course that delves into how heredity influences a child’s physical and mental development, as well as how children with mental disabilities and behavioral disorders are cognitively and emotionally impaired and how this affects them and their families.

This comprehensive and in-depth course will teach you the strategies and techniques that you can utilize when dealing with a child or teenager who is exhibiting behaviour that is difficult to deal with. You will understand and learn how to connect with the child / teen and go to the root of the problem.

This Advanced Diploma program in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology is an advanced level course for understanding the problems that children and adolescents go through and how to effectively clinically assess and respond to them. It is a comprehensive course that offers unique insights into how genetics and the environment play a role in the physical, socio-emotional, moral and mental development of a child and how children with mental disabilities and behavioral disorders are cognitively impaired and how it affects them and their families.

For whom (target group):       Psychologists, counsellors, social workers, medical doctors, nurses, speech therapists, occupational therapists, special education teachers, and other educational and healthcare professionals working with children and adolescents.

Entry Requirements:             Graduates in Medicine, Psychology or Social Work, Biomedical Sciences, Science, Education, ECD/ECE, Sociology, Medical doctors, nurses and other teachers and healthcare practitioners / professionals with a Diploma or HND in Psychology or a Diploma in Counselling or Child Psychology and age not less than 23 years, and Fluency of the English language is essential.

Course Duration              :      24 weeks (6.0 Months) – part time study

Weekly Class Hours Hours   :      03 Hours of lectures and group discussion time per week

Total No. of Study Hours      :      72 Hrs. of physical group class study time

Total No. of Self-Study Time  :      72 Hrs. of independent self-study time at home (homework)

Total No. of Study Hours      :      144 Hrs.