Online Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Distressed Behaviour in Children

This qualification will provide you with a detailed understanding of behaviour that challenges in children, including how such behaviour can be assessed and the avoidance techniques that can help minimise the effects of behaviour that challenges. You will look at how different coexisting conditions, such as a learning disability, a mental health condition, sensory issues and autism can impact on behaviour that challenges and how to support those children who experience these complex behaviours.

This course is ideal for anyone who currently works in, or would like to work in, the education and health and social care sectors.

Unit 1: Awareness of behaviour that challenges in children

Section 1: Understand what is meant by behaviour that challenges
Section 2: Understand who may experience behaviour that challenges
Section 3: Know how behaviour that challenges can be assessed in children
Section 4: Understand the impact behaviour that challenges can have.

Unit 2: Principles of intervention when working with behaviour that challenges in children and young people

Section 1: Understand how strategies can help promote positive behaviour
Section 2: Understand how to record incidents
Section 3: Know how to avoid behaviour that challenges in children
Section 4: Know the importance of safe physical intervention.

Unit 3: Behaviour that challenges and mental health in children

Section 1: Understand the characteristics of mental health
Section 2: Understand how UK legislation can support the human rights of children with a mental health condition
Section 3: Know how mental health affects behaviours that challenge in children
Section 4: Know how to support children with a mental health condition experiencing behaviour that challenges.

Unit 4: Behaviour that challenges and learning disabilities

Section 1: Understand the characteristics of learning disabilities
Section 2: Understand how UK legislation can support the human rights of children with a learning disability
Section 3: Understand typical behaviour that challenges expressed by those with a learning disability
Section 4: Know how to support children with a learning disability experiencing behaviour that challenges.

Unit 5: Behaviour that challenges, sensory issues and autism

Section 1: Understand the characteristics of sensory issues and autism
Section 2: Understand how UK legislation can support the human rights of children with sensory issues and autism
Section 3: Understand typical behaviour that challenges in children expressed by those with sensory issues and autism
Section 4: Know how to support children with sensory issues and autism experiencing behaviour that challenges.

Unit 6: Legislation supporting behaviour that challenges in children

Section 1: Understand legislation supporting behaviour that challenges in children
Section 2: Understand wider support available when working with children with behaviour that challenges.

The benefits of this course include:

Learn from your own home, in your own time
Achieve a nationally recognised level 2 qualification
Access to award-winning learning and assessment materials
Subject specialist support from a Tutor and access to a Learner Support Advisor for everyday queries
Funding available – speak to one of our team for more information and to see if you are eligible.

Once you have completed this course, you could progress on to the following:
- Certificate in Counselling Skills

Students need to be working at Level 1 English and should have the ambition to progress into further study, or work.

We want you to achieve to the very best of your ability whilst studying with CRC. To make this happen we offer both learning and personal support by specialist staff tailored to meet your specific needs. You will be assigned a tutor who will make contact with you prior to you course starting and you will have access to MS Teams to communicate with your tutor and support network. Course work is submitted via our online system and your tutor will mark and return you work to you with feedback.