Learning Outcomes

Special Education and Legislation

Teachers’ Responsibilities for Special Education

The Individual Educational Plan

The Value of Inclusive Education

Categories of Disabilities

Lesson Summary

In this module you will learn how to correctly define special education and the main responsibilities of teachers who teach students with special educational needs. You will be introduced to the concept of least restrictive environment and how to modify assessments for students with special educational needs.

Introduction to Learning Disabilities

Case Study: Assisting a student with a learning disability

Learn how to correctly define learning disability and how to distinguish a learning disability from other types of disabilities. You will be introduced to strategies that can help students with learning disabilities.

Introduction to ADHD

Teaching Students with ADHD

This module introduces Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and behavioural signs exhibited by students. You will learn about the drugs that students with ADHD take to reduce their symptoms and practical problems associated with taking these drugs. The modules also describes strategies that a teacher can use to teach students with ADHD.

Introduction to Intellectual Disabilities

Teaching Students with Intellectual Disabilities

You will learn how to distinguish between an intellectual disability and a learning disability, and the strategies that teachers use when teaching students with intellectual disabilities.

Introduction to Behavioural Disorders

Teaching Students with Behavioural Disorders

You will learn about potential types of triggers of inappropriate behaviour. You will be introduced to examples of problematic behaviour that a student with a behavioural disorder might display and strategies for teaching students with behavioural disorders.

Introduction to Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairments

Teaching Students with Hearing Loss

Teaching Students with Visual Impairment

You will learn to recognise the signs of hearing loss and visual impairment and strategies for teaching students with hearing loss and visual impairment.

Working with Students with Special Educational Needs Assessment

Improve your special education teaching methods with this free online course to make a greater impact in the classroom.

Working with Students with Special Educational Needs

This education course is ideal for teachers of all backgrounds. Children with special needs have different requirements, especially when it comes to classroom learning. An in-depth understanding of special educational needs can help you to better perform your role and communicate constructively with pupils. This course can make your working day a little easier and more productive and meaningful.

Introduction to Learning Disability Nursing

Psychosocial Interventions and Psychodynamic Approaches

Learning Disability Nursing Throughout the Lifespan

This module provides an introduction to learning disabilities nursing. You will learn about the numerous psychosocial interventions that can support individuals with learning impairments. Also, look at the nature of learning disorders throughout a person's life and how they relate to learning disability nursing.

Promoting Health and Well-Being

Nursing Models and Behavioural Interventions

The Future of Learning Disability Nursing

This module will discover the different roles of learning disability nurses. You will learn about their connections to health action planning, facilitation, and promotion. Additionally, you will comprehend various nursing models, behavioural interventions, and future expectations they will have to meet.

Nursing Care for Patients With Learning Disabilities - Course Assessment

This free online medical course teaches you the foundational values, roles and models of learning disability nursing.

Nursing Care for Patients With Learning Disabilities

Are you interested in developing the fundamental skills necessary to support the mental well-being of children, young people, and adults with learning disabilities as you work towards a fulfilling career as a learning disability nurse? By enrolling in this free course, you will become familiar with different nursing models and psychological methods to help care for people with various learning needs and look after their mental health.

What is Community Development?

Process Strategies and Roles

Community Development Roles

Community Collaboration

Working Effectively Across Different Organizational Cultures

This module defines the community and its characteristics, and how to identify an issue to be resolved within the community. You will also look at various roles within a community group and strategies it can use to further its objectives.

Getting To Know Your Community

Assessing Your Community

Using Criteria and Processes to Set Priorities

This module is about tools that can be used to analyze the community such as community asset mapping and the community characteristic checklist. It provides an overview of the types of collaboration that may be possible with other organizations found in the community development sector.

Building the Team

Effective Meetings

Planning for Change

Governance - Part 1

Governance - Part 2

In this module, you will learn about creating a team that can identify issues within the community group from ensuring inclusive participation to navigation conflict as well as the practical aspects of governance, liability and structure of the community group.

Introduction to Community Development Assessment

Learn about the principles of community development, how to identify and resolve issues from this free online course.

Introduction to Community Development

This free online course, Introduction to Community Development, teaches about the values, concepts, and practices utilized in the community development sector. You will learn how to identify issues that need to be actioned within the community as well as about the collaborations, tools for community analysis, group roles and strategies to achieve objectives, as well as inclusive participation and navigating group conflict.

Topic 1 : Understanding Sustainability and Its Importance

Topic 2 : Foundations of Environmental Science

Topic 3 : Global Challenges and Sustainable Solutions

This module explores sustainability and the fundamentals of environmental science. We investigate the economic and social aspects of sustainability, as well as how to incorporate sustainable practices into daily living. You'll also discover various real-world case studies of successful SDG initiatives.

Topic 1: Intro to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Topic 2 : The History and Evolution of the SDGs

Topic 3 : Implementation Strategies for Achieving the SDGs

This module discusses the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and delves into the history and evolution of the SDGs. We explore each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) and the implementation strategies for achieving the SDGs. The indicators used for measuring the progress and impact of the SDGs are also described.

Foundations of Sustainable Development and the UN's SDGs - Assessment

This free online course discusses the concept of sustainability and how to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Foundations of Sustainable Development and the UN's SDGs

Tackling environmental concerns, promoting social fairness, and encouraging sustainable economic practices are vital for creating a more viable and equitable world. This course discusses sustainability, its economic and social components, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and implementation options for achieving the SDGs. We also look at several real-life instances of SDG initiatives that have been a success.

Introduction To The Field Of Community Psychology

The Role of Prevention

A Social Justice Orientation

A Shift in Perspective: The Ecological Model

Other Key Principles of Community Psychology

This module will introduce you to the field of community psychology, defining why it was created, when, and the key aspects of it such as prevention, social justice, and its key principles.

Historical Context

The First Decade: 1965-1975

The Second Decade: 1975-1985

The Third Decade: 1985-1995

The Fourth Decade: 1995-2005

The Fifth Decade: 2005 to The Present

This module details the history of Community Psychology from its founding at the 1965 Swapmscott conference to the modern day.

Introduction Community Psychologists Who We Are

Non-Traditional Community Psychologiests

Community Psychology Work Setting

How to Gain Employment As a Community Psychologist

This module discusses who community psychologists are and the issues they explore and investigate, detailing non-traditional approach to becoming a community psychologist, work settings, and how to gain employment as a community psychologist.

Why Study International Community Psychology

Types of International Community Psychology Work

A Method to Understand Context and Culture

A Method To Understand Historical Context

From Heroism To Justice

The Challenges of International Community Psychology

Practical Skills From International Community Psychology

This module will describe some of the similarities and differences International Community Psychology has with “domestic” Community Psychology, and give examples of some of the unique challenges and rewards of doing International Community Psychology work.

Diploma in Community Psychology - First Assessment

You need a score of 80% or more to pass this assessment.

Why Theories are Important

Ecological Theory

Sense of Community Theory

Social Climate Theory

Liberation Psychology

This module discusses the theories in community psychology and why they are important including detail on the; Ecological theory, sense of community theory, social climate theory, and liberation psychology.

Is a Community Intervention Successful

Evidence and Scientific Process

Research and Ethics

Elements of Research Design

Qualitative Research Methods

Quantitative Research Methods

Mixed Methods Research and Other Methods

This module takes you though different research methods that can be used by community psychologists and why you would use them and discusses the ethics of research and research design.

The Role of Competencies in Community Psychology

The Competencies

Learning and Strengthening Competencies

Diploma in Community Psychology - Second Assessment

Cultural Humility

Dimensions of Diversity

Impact of Identities

Designing Culturally-Situated Community Programs

This topic discusses a community psychologists need to respect diversity in their work including, what cultural humility is, the different dimension of diversity, the impact of identities and how to design culturally situated programs.

Just What is Oppression

Why Oppression?

Psychological Implications of Oppression

Just What is Power?

Oppression and Power: Two Sides of The Same Coin

Action Strategies: Dismantling Oppression and Power

Systems Perspective

This module discusses the interrelated concepts of oppression and power and explore their relationship to the health and well-being of communities.

Introduction to Empowerment

Levels of Empowerment - Part 1

Levels of Empowerment - Part 2

Privilege, Oppression, and Empowerment

A Conceptual Model of Empowerment

This module introduces you to empowering others, or empowerment, starting off with teaching you what empowerment is, the different levels of empowerment, and a conceptual model for empowering others.

Diploma in Community Psychology - Third Assessment

Introduction to Community Interventions

Effectiveness

Implementation

Transforming Community Contexts

This topic discusses implementing community interventions which are actions that address social problems or unmet human needs, and take place in a neighborhood, community, or other setting.

Historical Perspectives

Types of Prevention

Promotion and Risk

Prevention Research and Programming

Critiques of the Prevention Paradigm

This module discusses the history of prevention in psychology and its key concepts along with its issues and critiques.

Physiological Vs. Psychological Stress

Coping and Stress

Coping and Context

Resilience

This module teaches you about what stress is, the different types of stress and how to deal with it including strategies for coping with stress and how some people are resilient to stress.

Diploma in Community Psychology - Fourth Assessment

Introduction to Public Policy

What is Public Policy

Community Psychology and Public Policy

How Community Psychologists Influence Public Policy

Challenges to Policy Work and A Historical Perspective

This module is about policies that often are not visible but create types of hardships, and it will often take a historical perspective to see the reasons so many have diminished life opportunities and long-term financial hardship.

Collaborative Partnerships

Community Coalitions

The Cycle of Community Organizing

Community Organizing Techniques

Other Key Concepts of Community Organizing

This module discusses community psychologists work with collaborative partnerships, community coalitions and organizing community,

Introduction to Behavioural Approaches

Applied Behaviour Analysis

Contribution of Behavioral Community Psychology

Other Issues to Consider

This module will teach you about Behavioral Community Psychology approach which allows for a more focused and targeted method to define and change a range of community and social problems.

Introducing Social and Political Change

Use of Participatory Means

Means Matter

Praxis as an Alternative Process

This module discusses social and political change, starting with the example of Dr. Martin Luther King work for civil-rights, and what social and political change is. Then participatory means is explained, getting people to participate in creating change, along with discussing how the ethical means by with change is created matters.

Community Psychology Participatory Approaches

Ecological Perspectives

What is Knowledge and Evidence?

This module discusses dissemination and implementation of community psychology programs, talking about what knowledge and evidence is, participatory approaches to implementation, an the ecological perspective when implementing a program.

Educational Preparation

Community Psychology Practice Competencies

Social Activism and Social Change

Areas for Future Development

This module will address questions about education, competencies and engaging in the field in order to provide you with an overview of some next steps for you career in Community Psychology.

Diploma in Community Psychology - Fifth Assessment

Diploma in Community Psychology - Assessment

Learn about community psychology, community psychologists and their view on social problems in this free online course.

Diploma in Community Psychology

This free online course, Diploma in Community Psychology, will teach you about how social problems are viewed by community psychologists, and how they attempt to solve them. You will also learn about community intervention and prevention strategies, how communities cope with the stress as well as how community psychologists attempt to change and disrupt harmful dynamics in an attempt to improve community wellbeing.

A Guide to Social Work – Learning Outcomes

Dimensions of Social Work and Models of Intervention

Theories of Social Work and Sociology

Teamwork and Casework Process

A Guide to Social Work – Lesson Summary

This module covers relationships in social work, intervention models, and counselling. First, principles and guidelines of social work are unravelled, along with ethics, values and laws. Second, you will learn about approaches to social work practice. You will also cover the casework process and effective teamwork.

Introduction to Social Work Basics - Course Assessment

A free online course on the responsibilities and duties of being a social worker based on recent UK legislation.

An Introduction to Social Work Basics

Are you passionate about helping people and becoming a social worker? This free online course will take you through the basics of counselling in social work, ethics, values and laws. Then, following the guidelines and principles, you will learn about theories and approaches to social work practice. Finally, you will learn about casework, teamwork and how to help service users improve their lives.