Human Development Across the Life Span

Course Code: REL-IDD-0-OHDALS

Hours: 0.75

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 6/30/2027

Learning Objectives:
Identify the eight basic stages of growth and development that are experienced across the life span.
Identify challenges commonly faced by people with IDD during different life stages.

Outline:
Human Development Across the Life Span

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Human Development 101

Human Development

Child Development

Stages of Development

Anastasia and Barney

Meet Barney

Meet Anastasia

Generations

Pay Attention to the Person-Centered Plan

Review

Summary

Section 3: Infancy to Adolescence

Stage 1: Infancy

Milestones

Potential Challenges

Stage 2: Toddler Years

Supporting Independence

Stage 3: Preschool Years

Potential Challenges

Knowledge Check

Stage 4: Grade School Years

Barney’s School Experience

Anastasia in Middle School

Potential Challenges

Stage 5: Adolescence

Rites of Passage

Physical Growth

Sexual Development and IDD

Barney Falls in Love

Potential Challenges

Review

Summary

Section 4: Early Adulthood, Middle Adulthood, and Maturity

Introduction

Stage 6: Early Adulthood

Barney’s Job

Anastasia’s Higher Education

Education

Intimacy

Providing Age-Appropriate Supports

Stage 7: Middle Adulthood (30s to 50s)

Anastasia’s Independence

Potential Challenges

Independent Living

Money

An Unexpected Pregnancy

Starting a Family

Aging Parents

The Death of Barney’s Father

Stage 8: Maturity (60s and older)

Retirement

Potential Challenges

Flexibility

Death Education

Barney’s Health Fails

End-of-Life Planning

A Good Death

What About Anastasia?

Review

Summary

Section 5: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

References

Instructor: Diane VanHusen, QIDP

Diane VanHusen received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the State University of New York at Albany. She has over 35 years of experience serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their supporters, including roles as direct support professional, early intervention teacher, IDD case manager, and executive director for an ICF/IID facility. She has developed and provided training on a variety of topics related to intellectual and developmental disability services.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Entry level Direct Support Professionals; in the following settings: Intellectual Developmental Disabilities.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.