Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Distressed Behaviour in Children Online TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Distressed Behaviour in Children (RQF), QAN 610/1298/1

Yes. The TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Distressed Behaviour in Children (RQF) is on the Ofqual register at Level 2, qualification number 610/1298/1. It is 15 credits, 110 guided learning hours and 150 hours total qualification time. TQUK issues the certificate, and Lift College is a TQUK recognised centre.

Many learners finish in 3 to 6 months. The qualification is 110 guided learning hours and 150 hours in total once your own reading and writing time is included. There is no timetable and no fixed exam date, so you move on to the next unit as soon as your work is marked.

By a portfolio of evidence. For each unit you complete written assignments and workbook questions, your Lift tutor marks them against the TQUK assessment criteria, and TQUK externally quality assures the results. Every learning outcome must be met, and the result is pass or fail.

No. There are no exams and no timed tests. Every unit is assessed through the written work in your portfolio, and if a piece needs more work your tutor tells you what to add and you resubmit.

You need to be 16 or over. The course and all of the assessments are in English, so you need to be able to read and write in English.

One price covers the whole qualification: every unit, your named UK tutor, marking and written feedback, AI Study Support, your TQUK registration and your TQUK certificate. You can pay monthly or in full, and the current prices are shown on this page. You can start with a 7-day free trial, and the 14-day money back guarantee applies either way. Paying today, it is £29.99 a month or £269.99 in full. After the 7-day free trial, it is £39.99 a month or £399.99 in full.

Yes. Employers can open an organisation account with Lift College, enrol one or more members of staff and pay by invoice, and organisation accounts get 10% off. If you would rather keep it separate from work, you can pay for yourself and study in your own time. An organisation place is £359.99, 10% off the £399.99 price, paid by invoice.

You can use the certificate in the role you have now, or as evidence of your understanding when you apply for school, residential or care roles. TQUK names the Level 3 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care, the Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care, the Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support, and CPD for support workers and pastoral care managers as progression routes.

Distressed behaviour is behaviour that shows a child is struggling, such as aggression, self-injury or withdrawal, often because a need is not being met or the child cannot say what is wrong. The term is used in place of older terms such as challenging behaviour, to keep the focus on the child's distress and what is causing it. The first unit covers what the term means, its indicators and causes, and how it can be assessed.

No. The course covers, as knowledge, when physical intervention should be used and why it must be used safely. It does not teach techniques. If your role may involve physical intervention, your employer provides approved training.

Yes. One unit covers the characteristics of sensory processing conditions and autism, and how to support children with either condition who are showing distressed behaviour. Other units cover mental health and learning disabilities in the same way.

No. They are separate TQUK qualifications. This certificate is about children, and includes units on mental health, learning disability, autism and sensory processing. The TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Behaviour that Challenges is a different qualification, also offered by Lift College.

Yes. Parents, foster carers and kinship carers take it to understand what lies behind a child's behaviour and how to respond. You do not need to work with children, and you can draw on family life in your answers as long as you keep details private.