Developmental Psychology: Theoretical refinements, life-span perspective and applications Welcome to PSYC 2015, Developmental Psychology. The purpose of this course is to provide you with an insight into the breath of developmental psychology and to give you the opportunity to explore the depth of the subject. The level of detail in this course will be
Introducing Psychology: Theory, Scope and Content Welcome to PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology: Social, Developmental and Abnormal. The purpose of Unit 1 is to provide you with an insight into the breath of psychology and to give you the opportunity to explore the depth of the subject area. Psychology can be briefly described as
Introduction to Sociology This unit is the first of the eight units of this course, a course that will introduce you to the basic concepts you should know in Sociology. It will equip you with the foundational content and direction you will need to move onto the next units in the course and other
Introduction to Social Research We all, to some extent, have the makings of social researchers. We all see things around us in our social world and try to understand or rationalise them. Research is the systematic process of collecting and analysing information (data) in order to increase our understanding of the phenomenon with which
Strategic Planning and Programme Management for Youth This Unit will provide the groundwork from which you will eventually develop a strategic plan. It will assist you in creating an environment, within an organization,that is conducive to strategic planning. In addition, this unitwill show you how you can use strategic planning toolsto enhance the management
Peace, Conflict Resolution & Mediation Conflict has characteristics of its own, and it is possible to analyse its structure and behaviour. When conflict is understood, it’s easier to find ways to predict it, prevent it, transform it, and resolve it. The fact that conflict exists, however, is not necessarily a bad thing: As long
Supporting Youth in Grief & Trauma As a youth worker, you will be called upon to adopt many roles and your responsibilities to the youth you serve will be varied. Naturally, you will feel different levels of comfort with the roles and responsibilities assigned to you. One of the most emotionally challenging functions most
Youth Advocacy: ICTs in Youth Work Advocacy is not a new concept, and most people are not strangers to its existence or potential impact. While many of our parents would not have thought of a career in advocacy, people brought up in the latter half of the twentieth century and up to now would
Youth Advocacy: Principles & Tools This unit will explore the definitions of key youth advocacy concepts as well as the role and purpose of advocacy in youth development. It will allow learners to reflect on their personal motivations and understandings of youth advocacy and examine how advocacy initiatives that they are aware of are
Working With Youth In this unit we explore some of the theories, concepts, models and philosophical perspectives that inform how youth development practitioners work and explore some of the settings in which they do their work, in communities and in organizations. The unit will also introduce you to frameworks within which communities and organizations