10 Weeks 30 Hours Certificate Course in Positive and Responsible Parenting
Course Title : Certificate Course in Positive and Responsible Parenting
Good parenting skills are something we learn, not something we are born with. Being a more effective parent or caretaker is possible for everyone!
This course can help you get your parenting skills to where you want them to be. It covers a broad range of topics, including what parenting skills are, child development, understanding temperament, intellectual development, communicating with your kids, the dynamics of discipline, instilling self-esteem, teaching children values, meeting their needs, being a good role model, and more!
This course will help you understand your child’s personality, challenges, and how to go about being the most effective parent you can be! You will learn about those things that are crucial in the first years of life, how to use positive discipline, avoid power struggles, and how to determine a need from a want.
For whom (target group) : This course is ideal for all parents, but can also be a very useful tool for caretakers, grandparents, teachers, and anyone who spends a lot of time helping to shape the minds of the next generation. This course provides an overview of all the parenting skills that are necessary to raise a healthy and well-adjusted adult. It will also help you learn where and why some challenges may arise and how to best go about overcoming them.
If you are about to become a parent, would like to become a more effective parent, or you want to learn more about how to effectively guide children, this course is for you! After taking this course you will never look at parenting in quite the same way again!
Entry Requirements : G.C.E. A/L’s or O/L’s and Fluency of the English language is essential
Course Duration : 2.5 Months – part time study
Contact Hours : 3 Hrs. per week
Total No. of Classes : 10 class-contact sessions
Total No. of Contact Hrs : 30 Hrs. of Lectures (class contact time)
Class Times : 9.00 a.m to 12.00 noon on Thursdays for the group class
Course Modules (Syllabus Outline)
- Lesson 1: Introduction to Parenting Skills
- Lesson 2: Understanding Child Development
- Lesson 3: Understanding Temperament
- Lesson 4: Encouraging Intellectual Development
- Lesson 5: Communicating with Your Kids
- Lesson 6: The Dynamics of Discipline
- Lesson 7: Instilling Self-Esteem in Your Child
- Lesson 8: Teaching Your Child Values and Morals
- Lesson 9: Supporting Your Child’s Socialization
- Lesson 10: Meeting Your Child’s Needs
- Lesson 11: Being a Good Role Model
- Lesson 12: Diverse Family Situations
- Lesson 13: 10 Things that Will Make a Huge Difference (and Why)
- Lesson 14: Practice for Improvement
- Lesson 15: Resources for Parents
- Lesson 16: The Top 10 Parenting Mistakes and their Solutions
- Lesson 17: Insulting Children – The Worst Parenting Mistake
Mode of Evaluation and Assessment
The IMH Certificate in Positive and Responsible Parenting will be awarded to all registered participants who achieve a minimum class attendance of 80%. There will be no formal examination at the end of the course but individual evaluation will be done by continuous class assessments during the course through active participation in lectures and group discussions.
Progression Pathways : Certificate in Child Psychology Diploma in Child and Adolescent Psychology
Total Course Fees (Group Class) : Total Course Fees (Group Class) : Rs. 29,000/- + Rs. 1,000/- for registration (Inclusive of an A/C class room and all course materials – Maximum of 10 students in a group). Please note that the total course fees could be paid in three equal monthly installments of Rs. 10,000/-
Individual Fast-track Course Fees : Rs. 69,000/- + Rs. 1,000/- for registration Please note that the total course fees could be paid in two equal installments of Rs. 35,000/-
Distance Learning / Online Course Delivery: USD $100 (for foreign students, parents, teachers and other professionals and child care workers living out of the Western Province in Sri Lanka will be considered on an individual case-by-case basis).
Course Start Date (Group Class) : June 2021. Date to be announced later.
Resource Person: Dr. Sir Romesh Jayasinghe, Ph.D.(Psy.), Dh.C. (Florida), FRSM(UK), FRSPH(UK), FACCPH(UK), FTBCCT(UK), MBCS(UK), HFSUNFO(SL), Grad.Dip.Ed.(UK), Visiting Professor – Centre for Peace Studies (CPS), Sri Lanka, Psychotherapist, Trainer, Certified Relationship Coach (USA), Certified Global Leadership Assessment Professional (USA), Certified Master Life Coach (USA), Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (USA), Certfied Eriksonian Hypnotist (USA), Certified Hypnotist (USA), Certified Coach in Life Optimization (USA), Certified Master Business Success Coach (USA), Certified Life Coach (USA), Certified NLP Practitioner (USA), Certified Coach in Self Confidence (USA), Certified Coach in Self-Esteem Elevation for Children (USA), Certified Law of Attraction Advanced Practitioner (USA), Member of the Asia Pacific Alliance of Coaches (APAC), Singapore.
Course Accreditation: This course is fully accredited by the Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists and Hypnotherapists (ACCPH), UK