Learning Pathways Growth and Development Part Four

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• General

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• Introduction
  • Working as a health and care professional it is important to understand how we grow and develop as people. This learning pathway provides you with the opportunity to explore life stages and physical and mental development

    
    

  • Learning Pathway details

    • Pathway Length – 10-12 Hours 
    • 100% Online 
    • Beginner / Intermediate Level 
  • During this learning pathway you will be learning about:
    

    • Emotional and Social Development in Infancy 
    • Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood 
    • Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence 
    • Emotional and Social Development in Adulthood 

• Session 1 – Emotional and Social Development in Infancy
  1-2 hour to complete

  • Developmental norms, also called developmental milestones, refer to certain sequences and developments that are expected in terms of emotional and social development during infancy. In this session will we be learning about the expected or usual pattern of emotional and social development during infancy.

    In this session will we be learning about the expected or usual pattern of emotional and social development during infancy. However, it is important to remember that every infant will develop in their own way. Norms describe an average set of expectations, but if one infant develops faster or slower than the norm it does not necessarily mean anything significant.

    
    

    
    

    Objectives:

    1. Understanding Key aspects of emotional and social development in the infancy life stage.
    2.  Understanding Developmental norms.
    3. Understanding Bowlby’s attachment theory.
    4. Understanding Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development.

    
    
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    Emotional and Social Development in Infancy Subcourse
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    Skills Check and reflection task Quiz

• Session 2 – Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood
  1-2 hour to complete

  • By interacting and developing relationships with others, children are able to build a sense of who they are. As children develop socially, they both respond to the influences around them and play an active part in shaping their relationships.

    
    

    Objectives:

    1. Understanding Key aspects of emotional and social development in the early childhood life stage.
    2. Understanding Developmental norms.
    3. Understanding Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development.

    
    
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    Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood Subcourse
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    Skills Check and reflection task Quiz

• Session 3 – Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence
  1-2 hour to complete

  • An important and often difficult concept during adolescence is identity. During adolescence, young people continue to develop their sense of self, a process that starts in childhood. An adolescent needs to develop a secure sense of identity to feel secure when working with other people, and in order to make a loving sexual attachment. A young person’s self-esteem is often determined by the development of their identity.
    

    
    

    Objectives:

    1. Understanding the key aspects of emotional and social development in the adolescence life stage
    2. Understanding Self-image and self-esteem
    3. Understanding Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development

    
    
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    Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence Subcourse
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    Skills Check and reflection task Quiz

• Session 4 – Emotional and Social Development in Adulthood
  1-2 hour to complete

  • Adulthood refers to the life stage that occurs from 19 years of age. It can be further broken down into:

    ⦿ Early adulthood (19-45 years)

    ⦿ Middle adulthood (46-65 years)

    ⦿ Later adulthood (65+) 

    
    

    Objectives:

    1. Understanding Key aspects of emotional and social development in the early, middle, and later adulthood life stages
    2. Understanding Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development
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    Emotional and Social Development in Adulthood Subcourse
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    Skills Check and reflection task Quiz

• Conclusion
  • This pathway has explored the emotional and social development of a person throughout the stages of life. You should now be able to identify the evolution of emotional and social development of a person throughout the life cycle.

• Final Reflection Task
  • Your final part of this pathway is to share a reflection. It is important to reflect after any learning you do as this helps close the loop on what you have learnt, gives you the opportunity to answer any question you may have or even encourage you to find out more information. It will also help us in creating future pathways, learning packages and platforms.
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    Final Reflection Task Quiz