Psychology Topics 7 - Grandparents, Parents & Teenagers NEW

“Perfect for all academic levels. No pressure environment. Right level of challenge.”

– Emma Aughton, learner, March 2025

 

Please note that, in view of Keith Rice’s retirement in July 2026, this is the last time this course will be run for Rossett Adult Learning.

 

 

This course aims to

• Build on the introductory course, ‘Knowing Yourself & Others: an Introduction to Psychology’*
• Provide an academically-robust, more in-depth approach to key topic areas
• Create enjoyable learning experiences and foster a love of learning
• Stimulate students to explore areas that interest them in even greater depth

 

It is for

• Anyone interested Psychology who wants to explore their specific interest in the topics under discussion
• Anyone wanting generally to build their knowledge of Psychology

 

*Note: it will help if you have participated in the introductory course or otherwise developed a basic knowledge of Psychology. However, there will be recaps at various points in the course and additional study materials provided to enable those with little prior knowledge of Psychology to catch up.

 

For all sessions students will need

• An open and curious mind
• Willingness to participate in questionnaires, activities and exercises

Note: the topic areas can touch upon sensitive issues. Workshop participants will not need to divulge any information of a sensitive or confidential nature.

 

Additional Costs

• Learners should bring along a folder/binder they can keep their handouts in
• Learners should bring along a notepad they can make additional notes on

By the end of the course Learners should

• Feel equipped to study the specific topic areas in greater detail if they wish
• Be generally more confident in applying psychological concepts to ‘real life’

 

 

Brief details of the topics to be covered each week:-

 

Week1 - Introductory

• Introduction to the course
• Introduction to fellow participants
• Introduction to pertinent psychological concepts - including appropriate recap of the introductory course

 

Week2 – Why families matter

• The social purposes of families
• Loneliness and the need to belong

 

Week3 – The criticality of infant attachments

• How attachment takes place
• How caregiver sensitivity and temperament influence attachment
• Types of attachment

 

Week4 – How infant attachments influence future relationships

• Attachment types in school
• Attachment types in teenage relationships
• Attachment types in adult love relationships

 

Week5 – How young children develop

• Cognitive development – the growth of knowledge and understanding
• Stages, values and morality

 

Week6 – How teenagers develop

• The formation of a new unique identity
• Peer group pressures, values and morality

 

Week7 – The challenges of adulthood

• Being a man
• Being a woman
• The identities of adulthood

 

Week8 – Parenting

• How parents transmit their values to children
• How parents **** up their children
• How parents are tied to their children

 

Week9 – Grandparents

• A changing world
• The ageing brain
• Inter-generational values conflicts

 

Week10 – Integration

• Work with partners on a case study to do with the topics on this course
• Ideas for exploring your psychological interests further

Note #1: As the course builds understanding cumulatively, Learners should attempt to attend all sessions and catch up if they should miss one.

Note #2: ‘Homeplay’ mini-tasks will be given on some sessions to apply and consolidate the learning.

 

“It was a really interesting and, at times, challenging course, but always enjoyable, lively and educational. Excellently delivered and facilitated by you, and that’s why I’ll be back for the next one.” – Michael Thorne, learner, March 2025

 

To view other comments from previous participants in Keith’s training sessions, go to http://www.integratedsociopsychology.net/services/training/course-quotes/

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