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Child Psychiatry Course

Name: Child Psychiatry Course
Price: 54000 NGN
Rating: 5 (9 reviews)

Master the full scope of child and adolescent psychiatry, from neurodevelopmental disorders to crisis intervention and psychopharmacology. This course equips clinicians with the diagnostic precision, therapeutic skills, and ethical grounding needed to treat the most complex paediatric cases. Build the expertise that defines exceptional child psychiatric practice.

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What you will learn:

This course covers the complete clinical landscape of child psychiatry, including developmental theory, psychiatric assessment, neurodevelopmental and mood disorders, trauma, psychosis, and eating disorders. You will learn evidence-based psychotherapy models such as CBT, DBT, and family-based treatment, alongside safe and rational paediatric psychopharmacology. The curriculum addresses crisis assessment, suicide risk stratification, and safety planning for youth. You will also gain competency in consultation-liaison psychiatry, integrated care, telepsychiatry, and digital mental health tools. Cultural competence, mandatory reporting, and professional self-care are woven throughout every module.

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Course content

8 Chapters • 38 LessonsDuration between 4 and 360 hours (you decide)

Chapter 1See details

Foundations of Child Psychiatry

Lesson 1 • History and Scope of the Field
Traces child psychiatry from early institutional care to modern evidence-based practice. Grounds learners in the field's evolution and professional identity.
Lesson 2 • Ethical and Legal Principles
Covers consent, confidentiality, and mandatory reporting obligations specific to minors. Prepares learners to navigate ethical dilemmas in clinical settings.
Lesson 3 • Biopsychosocial Model in Children
Applies the biopsychosocial model to paediatric mental health, integrating biological, psychological, and social factors. Provides a unifying lens for all subsequent clinical content.
Lesson 4 • Cultural Competence in Practice
Addresses how culture, race, and socioeconomic status shape symptom expression and help-seeking. Equips learners to deliver culturally responsive care.

Chapter 2See details

Child Development Across the Lifespan

Lesson 1 • Resilience and Protective Factors
Identifies factors that buffer children against adversity and promote healthy outcomes. Integrates resilience concepts into clinical assessment and treatment planning.
Lesson 2 • Adolescent Development and Identity
Analyses puberty, identity formation, and risk-taking behaviour in teenagers. Prepares learners to assess adolescent-specific psychiatric concerns accurately.
Lesson 3 • Preschool and School-Age Development
Examines cognitive, emotional, and social growth from ages three through twelve. Links developmental expectations to common psychiatric presentations in this age group.
Lesson 4 • Theories of Child Development
Reviews major developmental theories including psychodynamic, cognitive, and attachment frameworks. Provides theoretical grounding for interpreting clinical presentations.
Lesson 5 • Infant and Toddler Development
Covers sensorimotor growth, early attachment, and language emergence in the first three years. Identifies red flags for developmental delay and early relational disorders.

Chapter 3See details

Psychiatric Assessment of Children

Lesson 1 • Mental Status Examination in Children
Adapts the adult mental status exam to developmental levels across childhood. Covers appearance, affect, cognition, and thought content in age-appropriate terms.
Lesson 2 • The Diagnostic Interview Process
Teaches structured and semi-structured interview techniques adapted for children and adolescents. Establishes rapport-building as foundational to accurate data collection.
Lesson 3 • Formulation and Diagnostic Impression
Synthesises assessment data into a biopsychosocial formulation and differential diagnosis. Bridges evaluation to treatment planning using structured clinical reasoning.
Lesson 4 • Standardised Rating Scales and Tools
Introduces validated rating scales for common childhood disorders and their appropriate use. Learners learn to select, administer, and interpret tools within a broader assessment.
Lesson 5 • Parent and Caregiver Interviews
Covers obtaining developmental history, family psychiatric history, and current concerns from caregivers. Teaches triangulation of parent and child reports.

Chapter 4See details

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Lesson 1 • Tic Disorders and Tourette Syndrome
Describes tic phenomenology, Tourette syndrome criteria, and evidence-based behavioural and pharmacological treatments. Addresses stigma and school-based management.
Lesson 2 • Autism Spectrum Disorder
Examines ASD diagnostic features, screening tools, and multimodal intervention approaches. Emphasises early identification and family-centred care.
Lesson 3 • Learning and Communication Disorders
Covers specific learning disorders, language disorders, and their impact on academic and social functioning. Links these conditions to psychiatric presentations.
Lesson 4 • Intellectual Disability
Defines intellectual disability by adaptive functioning and cognitive criteria, and outlines psychiatric comorbidities. Teaches assessment adaptations for this population.
Lesson 5 • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Covers ADHD subtypes, diagnostic criteria, and evidence-based pharmacological and behavioural treatments. Addresses comorbidities and lifespan considerations.

Chapter 5See details

Anxiety, Mood, and Related Disorders

Lesson 1 • Anxiety Disorders in Children
Covers separation anxiety, generalised anxiety, social anxiety, and specific phobias using diagnostic criteria. Teaches cognitive-behavioural and exposure-based treatments.
Lesson 2 • Bipolar Spectrum Disorders in Youth
Examines the controversial diagnosis of paediatric bipolar disorder, its presentation, and mood stabiliser use. Differentiates bipolar disorder from ADHD and DMDD.
Lesson 3 • Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders
Covers PTSD, acute stress disorder, and adjustment disorders resulting from childhood adversity. Teaches trauma-informed assessment and evidence-based trauma therapies.
Lesson 4 • Depressive Disorders in Youth
Covers major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. Addresses developmental differences in symptom presentation.
Lesson 5 • Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Examines OCD, body dysmorphic disorder, and trichotillomania in paediatric populations. Focuses on exposure and response prevention as the gold-standard treatment.

Chapter 6See details

Psychotic, Eating, and Elimination Disorders

Lesson 1 • Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa
Examines diagnostic criteria, medical complications, and family-based treatment for eating disorders in youth. Addresses weight restoration and nutritional rehabilitation.
Lesson 2 • Avoidant and Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
Distinguishes ARFID from anorexia and covers sensory, fear-based, and low-interest subtypes. Teaches behavioural and feeding therapy approaches.
Lesson 3 • Enuresis and Encopresis
Covers functional elimination disorders, their medical workup, and behavioural treatment protocols. Addresses the psychiatric impact of elimination disorders on self-esteem.
Lesson 4 • Early-Onset Psychotic Disorders
Covers childhood-onset schizophrenia, brief psychotic episodes, and prodromal states. Teaches antipsychotic selection and monitoring in developing patients.

Chapter 7See details

Psychopharmacology in Child Psychiatry

Lesson 1 • Mood Stabilisers and Antipsychotics
Reviews lithium, valproate, and atypical antipsychotics for paediatric mood and psychotic disorders. Emphasises metabolic monitoring and long-term safety.
Lesson 2 • Stimulants and Non-Stimulant ADHD Medications
Details mechanisms, dosing, titration, and side effect profiles of ADHD medications. Teaches management of common adverse effects and treatment non-response.
Lesson 3 • Principles of Paediatric Psychopharmacology
Covers pharmacokinetic differences in children, off-label prescribing, and informed consent for medication. Establishes a framework for rational drug selection.
Lesson 4 • Antidepressants and Anxiolytics
Covers SSRIs, SNRIs, and adjunctive agents for paediatric anxiety and depression. Addresses the black-box warning for suicidality and monitoring requirements.
Lesson 5 • Polypharmacy and Medication Safety
Addresses risks of multi-drug regimens, drug interactions, and deprescribing strategies. Teaches systematic medication review and shared decision-making with families.

Chapter 8See details

Psychotherapy and Systems of Care

Lesson 1 • Family-Based and Systemic Therapies
Covers structural, strategic, and attachment-based family therapy models. Teaches how to engage families as active agents in a child's treatment.
Lesson 2 • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Adolescents
Adapts DBT skills training for adolescents with emotional dysregulation and self-harm. Covers the four DBT skill modules and family component.
Lesson 3 • Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Children
Teaches CBT principles, cognitive restructuring, and behavioural techniques adapted for developmental levels. Covers disorder-specific CBT protocols for anxiety and depression.
Lesson 4 • Play Therapy and Expressive Modalities
Introduces directive and non-directive play therapy and expressive arts approaches for younger children. Links play-based techniques to therapeutic goals.
Lesson 5 • Levels of Care and Care Coordination
Maps the continuum from outpatient to inpatient care and teaches criteria for level-of-care decisions. Covers collaboration with schools, primary care, and child welfare systems.

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This course is for you:

Paediatric nurse practitioner: seeking to expand into mental health assessment and treatment.
Child and family social worker: wanting structured psychiatric knowledge to strengthen clinical practice.
General psychiatrist: looking to formalise and deepen expertise specific to paediatric populations.
School psychologist: aiming to connect educational assessments with psychiatric diagnostic frameworks.
Primary care paediatrician: needing practical tools to identify and manage youth mental health concerns.
Early-career mental health counsellor: building a specialisation in child and adolescent therapy.

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