Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, we have arranged to run our free 4-week MOOC (Massive Online Open Course) again from\u00a0 Monday 6 July 2020.\u00a0 Read more details on our website and view one of our animations<\/a> from the course. You can register your place now<\/a>.<\/p>\n This course will enable you to improve your communication skills through techniques which place the child at the heart of the interaction. You\u2019ll examine why a child may become vulnerable and reflect upon the barriers to communication. You\u2019ll also explore activities from pre-verbal to adolescent stages which encourage children to share their feelings.<\/p>\n What topics will you cover?<\/strong><\/p>\n You can book your place now via Futurelearn<\/a><\/p>\n Please contact us with any questions ccp@kent.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n A popular follow up from this MOOC, is our Direct Work with Children standalone module.<\/p>\n We are therefore delivering this module from 2 November 2020 to 28 March 2021.\u00a0 Although it is a 10 week module in content, it is studied over 20 weeks.\u00a0 More information on what will be covered is available on our website<\/a>, along with a link to register your place.<\/p>\n Please note that a pre-requisite to study this module is employment or a voluntary role within a child welfare related organisation.\u00a0 To confirm this, an e-mail from your employer\/line-manager would need to be sent to Vanisha Jassal, course tutor, at v.jassal@kent.ac.uk<\/a>, \u00a0confirming your role and that you have been DBS checked.\u00a0 If you have any query regarding this, please email Vanisha directly.<\/p>\n We have kept the same low price for this popular course at just \u00a3895.<\/p>\n Best wishes<\/p>\n International Centre for Child Protection<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
Direct work with children online distance-learning standalone module<\/h2>\n