Course Outline

Child Development and Psychology

  • 1

    INTRODUCTION TO DECTE

  • 2

    INTRODUCTION TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT & PSYCHOLOGY

  • 3

    CHILD GROWTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

    • 1.1 Concepts in child growth and development

    • Activity 1.1

    • 1.2 Human Reproduction and Prenatal development

    • Activity 1.2

    • Brain development in young children

    • Physical, Cognitive, Social and Emotional development
  • 4

    FACTORS INFLUENCING CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

    • Biological Factors

    • Maternal, Child Health and Nutrition

    • Environmental Factors

    • Socio-cultural issues

    • Role of Play

    • Care of Children
  • 5

    THEORIES OF CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

    • Personality Development Theories

    • Cognitive Development Theories

    • Language Development Theories

    • Psychosocial Development Theories
  • 6

    GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND MILESTONES

    • Developmental Milestones in Children

    • Physical Development Milestones

    • Cognitive Development

    • Social Development

    • Emotional Development

    • Moral and Spiritual Development

    • Aesthetic Development

    • Language Development

    • Cultural Development

    • Growth Monitoring and Promotion (GMP)

    • Abnormalities in Child Growth and Development
  • 7

    PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

    • Theories of Personality

    • Determinants of Personality

    • Defense Mechanisms
  • 8

    LEARNING IN CHILDREN

    • Hereditary factors and learning

    • Environmental factors and learning

    • Intelligence in Children

    • Factors that influence intelligence

    • Theories of Intelligence

    • Memory

    • Sensation and Perception

    • Development of Emotions in Children

    • Emotions in Learning

    • Development of Attitudes

    • School Readiness and Transition
  • 9

    THEORIES OF LEARNING

    • Operant Conditioning

    • Classical Conditioning

    • Social Learning Theory

    • Information Processing Theory

    • Memory Theories

    • Motivational Theories
  • 10

    GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING

    • Overview of Guidance and Counselling

    • Qualities of an effective Counsellor
  • 11

    PRACTICUM

    • Developmental Milestones

    • Assessment of Growth and Development