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Understand influences which impact upon human growth and development

Click to watch ‘Childhood trauma and the brain’ produced by the UK Trauma Council. A general introduction to what happens in the brain after children face traumatic experiences in childhood, like abuse and neglect.

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Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

‘Nature vs. nurture in psychology’ on the Simply Psychology website
‘Models of health’ from the Community Development and Health Network
‘Differences between the medical and social models of disability’ from WJEC CBAC
‘Factors affecting growth and development - internal and external’ from the EduCere Centre
‘What is early intervention?’ from the Early Intervention Foundation

Presentation

Click on the icon to the left to launch this lesson's presentation on ‘Influencing development'.
Click to launch this lesson’s presentation on ‘Evidence for nature and nurture’.

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Extended Learning

Click to read ‘How childhood trauma affects child brain development’ on the NSPCC website.
Click to read ‘How culture influences children’s development’ on The Conversation website.
This article is titled ‘Introduction to the Social and Medical Models of Disability’ on the website of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Read more about these models. How would mental health and wellbeing be viewed in these models?
The Oxford Academic includes this article on ‘Personal growth and development in old age—a clinician’s perspective’ written by John R F Gladman. Make notes on the different aspects of growth and development that you might see in late adulthood.
Click to read this Laser Learning reading text on ‘Biological and external factors’ that can impact on a child or young person’s health and development.

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