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Understanding Human Growth and Development

Course ID: 196115
Alison
Course Location
1.5-3 hours
Free

Course Content

This free online course will help you understand people's physical, cognitive, and psychological growth and development. Human development is the continuous process of an individual's physical, cognitive, and psychological growth. Are you interested in what kinds of development are present in each of these three realms or aspects of life? It is a lifelong process that encompasses different functions. This course will provide all the information needed to comprehend the various phases and elements influencing human growth and development.

Course Details

Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathWhat You Will Learn In This Free Course
• Outline the concept of human development
• Define the factors that affect growth and development
• Describe physical and psychological changes linked to ageing
• List the various types of life transition
• Discuss the transition process
• Recognise how to handle changes caused by life events
• Summarise the stages of the human life cycle
• Explain different models for transition support
• Identify the ways to safeguard vulnerable individuals
Course Code6607

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