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Certificate in Growth and Development Through the Lifespan
Certificate in Growth and Development Through the Lifespan

31 contact hours

This certificate program is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of nurses and health care professionals who work with clients and patients of all ages. You'll gain insights into the peaks and valleys of human development and develop unique opportunities to further your relationships with colleagues and patients.

More than ever before, new theories, techniques, and views of human nature offer hope for a more penetrating understanding of human development. This certificate program addresses the characteristics, problems, and needs of people of various ages, giving you the additional knowledge and expertise you'll need to successfully care for all your patients.

Program Benefits

Your Certificate in Growth and Development through the Lifespan will distinguish you as a knowledgeable, skilled, and committed health care professional. The program:


  • provides sound knowledge on human development,

  • builds skills and competencies,

  • fulfills continuing education requirements for many professionals, and

  • enhances professional marketability.


Participants

This certificate program is targeted toward nurses of all levels (student nurses, registered nurses, licensed vocational or practical nurses, advance practice nurses, and nursing faculty) and in all positions (staff nurses and nurse administrators).

It is also relevant for physicians, social workers, occupational therapists, recreation therapists, physical therapists, respiratory therapists, nursing assistants, health care administrators, personal care assistants, and volunteers.

Curriculum

The Certificate in Growth and Development through the Lifespan program consists of 7 courses for a total of 31 contact hours.

  1. Growth and Development through the Lifespan: Major Theories and Issues

  2. Growth and Development through the Lifespan: Prenatal Development

  3. Growth and Development through the Lifespan: Infancy

  4. Growth and Development through the Lifespan: Early Childhood

  5. Growth and Development through the Lifespan: Middle Childhood

  6. Growth and Development through the Lifespan: Adolescence

  7. Growth and Development through the Lifespan: Adult Development


Accreditation

ALLEGRA Learning Solutions, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing nursing education only and does not imply Commission on Accreditation approval or endorsement of any commercial product.

ALLEGRA Learning Solutions courses are acceptable for CE contact hours in all states.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 14693, for the stated number of contact hours.

California Board of Behavioral Sciences Provider Number PCE 1564. This course meets the qualifications for the stated hours of continuing education credit for MFCCs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

ALLEGRA Learning Solutions courses are approved for continuing education credit for diabetes educators. All ANCC accredited courses are accepted for continuing education credit by the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE).

Related Courses

Students who enrolled in Certificate in Growth and Development Through the Lifespan were also interested in the following courses:

Certificate in End of Life Care

Certificate in Perinatal Issues

Certificate in Gerontology

Legal Nurse Consulting

Handling Medical Emergencies

 

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