This 20 hour online course will give you an accessible introduction to how and why children develop as they do, using the latest developmental and neurobiological science alongside tried and tested clinical ideas.

Once you’ve taken this course, you’ll be able to apply your learning directly to the work you do with children and families.

• The adaptive infant, and how early experiences can have a profound effect on children’s brains bodies and psyches
• How attachment theory helps us make sense of children’s lives, and how this links with healthy development and resilient processes.
• What is helpful to know about the developing brain and autonomic nervous system, and how we can use this new knowledge in our work
• How new understandings of trauma, neglect and how children cope with challenging experiences can help make sense of the lives of children and young people who are struggling.

We welcome anyone to this course who has a keen interest in the subject area.

In particular, this course is for you if you are working with children and families and wish to learn more about cutting-edge research findings and how these can be used in your direct work.

You may be working in:

• A school
• Social services
• Healthcare
• The voluntary sector
• Or you may be considering work with children in the future.

There are no specific requirements for the course, although we suggest you are working with, or have an interest in working with children, or want to learn more about the effects of difficult early experiences on children’s minds and behaviours.

There’s a multiple choice question assessment at the end of the course as well as participation in an online seminar.

Attendance Requirements:

In week four of your course, you will be invited to attend a live webinar with one of our clinical experts, conducted via Zoom. Live webinar dates and times can be found below: