Do you want to learn how to help children play? Or do you want to deepen your understanding of why playing is important for children? Then this online play leadership course is exactly for you! This course will teach you all you need to know about leading the playing opportunities for children and teenagers, and its importance. Such as how to plan a play program, how playing impacts the development of a child, how to supervise a play program, the different play apparatus, and much more.
Learn to be an effectiveplay leader – the children you work with will know you’re fun, being within your care is exciting for them; and of course, parents can relax as their children enjoy attending care and go home tired from carrying out a variety of activities you have designed.
This course will able you to work as either a volunteer or in employment as a professional in this challenging and rewarding field. You will need to have lots of energy and imagination! You will need to love children and enjoy their care-free, often humorous personalities.
Course Outline:
1. Understanding Play
Levels of Childhood Development
Nature or Nurture?
Cross Sectional and Longitudinal Studies
Play Deprivation and Juvenile Violence
2. Leadership Skills
Career options/ paths which might be open to play workers
Philosophy of Play Work
Understanding Leadership
Leadership Communication
Leadership Responsibilities
Activities
Community Participation
3. Planning Play Programs
Planning Play Programs
Dimensions of a Play Program
4. Child Development through Play
Theories of Learning in Infancy and Early Childhood
Cognitive Development
The importance of play
Assimilation and Accomodation
Socialisation
5. Play Safety
Play versus Safety
Safety in Aerobic Activities
Identifying Hazards
Safety Maintenance
Pre-screening of Participants
Legal Liability
Contributory Negligence
Insurance
6. Physical Play
Manipulating and Changing the environment
Plant associations for revegetating developed areas
Playing with the environment
Environmental activities
Organised exercise classes for children
7. Social Play
Influences on social behaviour
Social Play
Strategies for facilitating social interaction in play
Do you want to learn how to help children play? Or do you want to deepen your understanding of why playing is important for children? Then this online play leadership course is exactly for you! This course will teach you all you need to know about leading the playing opportunities for children and teenagers, and its importance. Such as how to plan a play program, how playing impacts the development of a child, how to supervise a play program, the different play apparatus, and much more.
Learn to be an effectiveplay leader – the children you work with will know you’re fun, being within your care is exciting for them; and of course, parents can relax as their children enjoy attending care and go home tired from carrying out a variety of activities you have designed.
This course will able you to work as either a volunteer or in employment as a professional in this challenging and rewarding field. You will need to have lots of energy and imagination! You will need to love children and enjoy their care-free, often humorous personalities.
Course Outline:
1. Understanding Play
Levels of Childhood Development
Nature or Nurture?
Cross Sectional and Longitudinal Studies
Play Deprivation and Juvenile Violence
2. Leadership Skills
Career options/ paths which might be open to play workers
Philosophy of Play Work
Understanding Leadership
Leadership Communication
Leadership Responsibilities
Activities
Community Participation
3. Planning Play Programs
Planning Play Programs
Dimensions of a Play Program
4. Child Development through Play
Theories of Learning in Infancy and Early Childhood
Cognitive Development
The importance of play
Assimilation and Accomodation
Socialisation
5. Play Safety
Play versus Safety
Safety in Aerobic Activities
Identifying Hazards
Safety Maintenance
Pre-screening of Participants
Legal Liability
Contributory Negligence
Insurance
6. Physical Play
Manipulating and Changing the environment
Plant associations for revegetating developed areas
Playing with the environment
Environmental activities
Organised exercise classes for children
7. Social Play
Influences on social behaviour
Social Play
Strategies for facilitating social interaction in play
