Human Understanding Courses
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Accredited Distance Learning Courses
This series of accredited distance learning programmes, provides an opportunity to acquire a nationally recognised award through flexible learning. Study can take place at home or at work. Students can enrol at any time, and receive full tutor support throughout their course.
Using high quality specially prepared learning materials these programmes provide a comprehensive introduction to the chosen subject and can lead on to higher level qualifications.
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To provide a general understanding of the principles of psychology to GCSE level.
Anyone seeking a general introduction to the subject. No prior knowledge required.
The course covers the entire syllabus in eight modules:
Introduction
Emotion
Perception
Memory
Learning
The Development of Social Behaviour
Social Perception
Social Influence
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To provide a general understanding of the principles of child psychology to GCSE level.
Anyone seeking a general introduction to the subject. No prior knowledge required.
Major Development Issues
Tutor Marked assignment A
The First Year of Life
The Formation of Attachments
Consequences of Breakdowns in Attachments
The Home, Family and School
Basic Principles of Research Methods
The Development of Visual Perception
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The Development of Language and Communication
Intelligence and Intelligence Testing
The Nature / Nurture Debate in the Study of Intelligence
Data Collection and interpretation
The Child as an Individual
How Children Think
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Learning Theory - How Behaviour is Acquired
Freud's Psychodynamic Theory - An Alternative Approach
Moral Development
The Development of Gender Roles
Aggression in Children
Methods Used in Child Development Research
Tutor Marked Assignment D
Play
Learning in School Behaviour
Modification
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The course is designed to provide you with an overview and introduction to understanding Psychology in the workplace. It covers a wide range of workplace people and management issues, exploring each and enabling students to examine practical applications of psychology in the workplace.
This is an ideal course for anyone wishing to improve their skills in understanding and managing staff and understanding how to deal with events and find explanations for workplace psychological problems.
The course is divided up into 11 units:
Introduction to Workplace Psychology
The use of Sensation & Perception
Understanding Personality Concepts
Using Psychological Testing
Management of the Workplace
The Workplace Environment
How to Motivate the Workforce
Recruitment
What is Social Psychology
Peoples' Abnormalities
Final Assessment
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To provide a general understanding of the principles of human physiology and improving your health to GCSE level.
Anyone seeking a general introduction to the subject. No prior knowledge required.
Twenty units arranged into six modules covering:
Essential Principles
Energy and Respiration
Perception and Reaction
Physiology and Homeostasis
Reproduction and Variation
Humans and their Environment
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This course is designed to provide the background to establishing your own Child Care establishment or working effectively in an existing establishment. It covers the obstacles and requirements you would need to achieve this along with practical tips and ideas for running a successful child care business.
This programme is designed for anyone working in or wishing to work in the child day care sector
The Rights & Needs of Children
Minimum Standards of early childhood Development
OFSTED Guidelines
Administrative Matters
Programmes & Activities
Health Care
Nutrition
Quality Assurance
Baby Sitting Services
Parental Inspections
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To provide participants with the skills to deal effectively with conflict situations.
This programme is designed for people seeking to understand the nature of conflict and provides a series of techniques to deal effectively with conflict and hostility. Students can be drawn from environment where conflict, anger and hostility are encountered either by telephone or in personal contact with clients, customers or in the public at large.
Conflict & Anger
Listening Skills
Negotiation
Mediation
Crisis Mediation
Examples of good and poor practice
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To provide an understanding of stress in the workplace and how it can be recognised and managed
This programme is designed for people who wish to develop a greater understanding of the nature, causes, symptoms and techniques for managing stress, at a personal and workplace level.
The course covers a syllabus of Nine modules:
Understanding Stress
The Stress Response
Symptoms of Stress
Understanding the Coping Process
Managing Stress - Skills and Techniques
Relaxation and Stress
Nutrition and Its Role in Managing Stress
Self-Concept and Self-Esteem
Goal Setting and Time Management
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To examine the legal, regulatory and ethical considerations brought about by the changing society within which we live and to promote best practice in adopting, encouraging and managing diversity.
This programme is designed for people who wish to gain a better understanding of the changing nature of society, legal aspects of equality and the benefits that can accrue from valuing diversity in clients, customers, colleagues and staff.
Introduction - Understanding Diversity
The Equality Strands
Discrimination
Key Legislation
Adopting and Promoting Good Practice
Further Reading & Useful Addresses
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To provide an introduction to counselling, its methods and uses for people seeking to develop their personal counselling skills.
This programme is designed for people who wish to gain an understanding of the role of a counsellor and the basic skills required to become a counsellor. No prior knowledge is required.
The Basics of Counselling
Types of Counselling
New wave Counselling
Traditional Counselling Styles
Listening Skills
Negotiation
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Crisis Mediation
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The aim of the course is to provide an understanding of drug and substance misuse, together with interventions which are available.
This programme is designed for anyone working in drug support agencies, teachers, youth workers and parents wishing to become more familiar with drug misuse.
The course comprises of four study modules:
Introduction to drug use and misuse
Dealing with other substances
Levels of drug use, risks, and harm reduction
Types of treatment interventions available
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The aim of this self-study course is to provide a comprehensive guide to the criminology and examines in detail a range of criminal activity together with detection and prevention methods in common use.
This programme is designed for anyone interested in criminology and learning more about crime, its causes and prevention. This is an ideal course for anyone wishing to improve knowledge of crime, its impact on society, and the ways in which justice is administered
The course comprises of 15 study modules:
Introduction to Criminology
Criminal Statistics
The UK Justice System
Understanding Drugs
Understanding Violence
Understanding Property Crime
Understanding Crime and the Community
Understanding Trans-national and Organised Crime
Understanding High Tech Crime
Understanding Crime Prevention
Understanding Youth Crime
Understanding Anti-Social Behaviour
Introduction to Forensic Psychology
Introduction to Criminal Profiling
The Theories of terrorism
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The aims of the course are to enhance students' knowledge of Psychology theory and to develop a broad understanding of theories applied to practical aspects of social and cognitive Psychology, child development and adaptive behaviour. The course also teaches research methods and interpretation of research data.
This programme is designed for people who wish to further their understanding of Psychology, Students must first have passed the Diploma in Psychology, GCSE Psychology or equivalent.
The Course is Divided into six Modules, as Follows:
Perspectives on Psychology (Tutor Marked Assignment A)
What is Psychology?
The Biological Approach
Behaviourist & Cognitive Approaches
Person-centred Approaches
Methods & Debate in Psychology
Social Psychology (Tutor Marked Assignment B)
Attitudes
Social Influence
Obedience
Social Cognition
Applied social Psychology
Cognitive Psychology (Tutor Marked Assignment C)
Perception
Attention
Remembering
Forgetting
Language
Thinking
Problem Solving & Artificial Intelligence
Child Development (Tutor Marked Assignment D)
Issues in Child Development
Cognitive Development
Development of Language & Communication
Social Perception
Moral Development
Psychology & Atypical Behaviour (Tutor Marked Assignment E)
Definition & Diagnosis of Atypical Behaviour
Treatments of Atypical Behaviour
Emotional Disorders
Research Methods (Tutor Marked Assignment F)
Research Methods
Research Issues
Data Analysis
Glossary Of Terms
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ASET (Level 4 Advanced Diploma)
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