Course

Lifespan Development - Alumni

Self-paced

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Full course description

Start:

Anytime

Duration:

45 hours

Location:

Online

Price:

$199


 

What you'll learn:

This course covers the essentials in understanding human development, psychological research, and theories of growth and development. Learners will come to understand the lifespan perspective and to analyze growth through each of the major stages of development: prenatal development, infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, early adulthood (including emerging adulthood), middle adulthood, and late adulthood.

The course covers key topics in each of these stages, including major developmental theories, genetics, attachment, education, learning, disabilities, parenting, family life, moral development, illnesses, aging, generativity, and attitudes towards death and dying.


What you'll do:

Watch videos, participate in learning activities, readings and quizzes.


who this course is designed for:

Learners who wish to gain a working knowledge of human growth and development.


What you'll receive:

Upon successful completion of this course, learners will receive a certificate of completion.

 

Meet the instructor


Angela Lober, PhD, RNC, IBCLC

Dr. Angela Lober is an experienced educator and clinician. She has been an IBCLC since 2005, providing evidence-based care within an academic medical center and her community. Angela is the director of the Academy of Lactation Programs at Arizona State University and the Lactation Program Manager at Banner University Medical Center – Phoenix. She is currently the president of the Arizona Breastfeeding Coalition, serves on the editorial board for the journal Clinical Lactation, and serves on the Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committee (LEAARC) board of directors. Angela completed her PhD at ASU College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation focusing on the breastfeeding complexities of late preterm infants. She is dedicated to assisting families achieve their breastfeeding goals. Angela is also committed to education and mentorship as a means of upholding and uplifting the lactation profession.