Personality and Temperament: Connecting with Young Clients
$39.00
Introductory
Online
Course Abstract
Personality and Temperament: Connecting with Young Clients is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE) course that demonstrates how differences in personality and temperament impact children’s behavior, and how adults communicate and connect with them.
Understanding differences in temperament and personality among adults and children will ultimately assist us in developing better relationships with our clients and enhance therapy interventions, plans, and goals. Within the context of each type, this course will describe motivators that are type-specific, discuss behavioral “triggers,” and identify strategies and techniques for engaging children’s cooperation, while freeing them from negative roles.
We will also discuss ways clinicians can help parents to recognize their own traits and tendencies, identify their children’s personality and temperament, and learn to become more effective behavior managers.
Many of the same observations and interventions can be applied to children who are experiencing learning differences or developmental challenges.
Course #31-35 | 2021 | 54 pages | 20 posttest questions
Learning Objectives
- Name four primary personality traits and four tendencies
- Specify essential characteristics of each of the nine temperament traits
- Discuss four “triggers” that can precipitate conflict when individual personalities and traits are disregarded
- Give one example of a motivator that is effective with each of the personality and temperament types
- Describe three techniques that can be used to free children from negative roles
- Identify one strategy to engage cooperation with each of the various personality types
Course Directions
This online course provides instant access to the course materials (PDF download) and CE test. The course is text-based (reading) and the CE test is open-book (you can print the test to mark your answers on it while reading the course document).
Successful completion of this course involves passing an online test (80% required, 3 chances to take) and we ask that you also complete a brief course evaluation.
About the Author(s)
CE Information
Counseling
Professional Development Resources (PDR) has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5590. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. PDR is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0135 - Note: New York counselors will receive 3 continuing education credits for completing this self-study course).
Marriage and Family Therapy
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Professional Development Resources is also approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP #5590); the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB #1046, ACE Program); the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0100 - Note: New York MFTs will receive 3 continuing education credit(s) for completing this self-study course); the Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#114); and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Nutrition and Dietetics
Personality and Temperament: Connecting with Young Clients awards 3 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program. Professional Development Resources is also a provider with the Florida Council of Dietetics and Nutrition and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Download CDR's Critical Thinking Tool - CDR credentialed practitioners must complete and save this form and the certificate of completion should they ever be audited. Failure to include both certificate and completed tool will result in a failed audit and loss of CPE credit. Feedback about the quality of the activity can be sent directly to CDR: QualityCPE@eatright.org
Occupational Therapy
Professional Development Resources is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course provider ID# 3159. This distance learning-independent course is offered at 0.3 CEUs, introductory level, OT Service Delivery]. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Psychology
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145).
School Psychology
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145).
Speech Language Pathology
Introductory Level | 0.3 ASHA CEUs | ASHA credit is available until 12/31/2026. ASHA CEUs are awarded by the ASHA CE Registry upon receipt of the monthly completion report from the ASHA Approved CE Provider (#AAUM5179). Please note that the date that appears on ASHA transcripts is the last day of the month in which the course was completed.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
Social Work
Professional Development Resources, #1046, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 6/12/2022 - 6/12/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credits.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0664 - Note: New York social workers will receive 3 continuing education credit(s) for completing this self-study course). Professional Development Resources is also approved by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678).
Teaching
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for all programs and content. Professional Development Resources is also approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP #5590); the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB Provider #1046, ACE Program); the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA Provider #AAUM); the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA Provider #3159); the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR Prior Approval Program); the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145), State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0135) and marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0100), and the State Board for Social Workers as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0664); the Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#114) and State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678); and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Customer Testimonials
Thank you for the useful information presented. I learned a lot that will benefit my scope of practice.
This course was very enjoyable and educational. Two of the many benefits are that the material did a great job of defining and differentiating personality from temperament, and provided so many detailed suggestions and strategies for connecting with young clients with various personality types and temperaments. Thank you.
I enjoyed this course for several reasons. Each section not only defined, but also provided specific suggestions to address perceived challenges related to temperament and personality. Sharing activities, along with resources, is always beneficial. I particularly appreciated the section where information was provided on how clinicians can own their own perceptions and behaviors that may be complicating situations and impacting their treatment sessions. The exercises provided at the conclusion were helpful. This informatnoi is also useful to us all as it relates to our own friends and family.
This was a very informative and thorough course. It deserves to be read a second time with specific children in mind. Strategic management suggestions were excellent. Well organized.
I really liked this course. I have worked with adults more than children, but the knowledge and strategies described here seem like such a better way to negotiate relationships with children.
More Testimonials
Lots of interesting material, clearly presented. Valuable insights. Thank you!
Very thorough presentation that provided a different way of looking at personality traits.
Loved it! Wish I had this information when my kids were little. Still applicable information to my setting and work with children.
So much useful information was presented in this course! A great framework even for understanding personality and temperament in the adults that we treat. Of course, activities and wording of responses, etc. would need to be modified to be more age appropriate. However, I felt that this presenter provided the key points needed in order to understand how to adapt appropriately for different age groups.
This course was very enjoyable and educational. Two of the many benefits are that the material did a great job of defining and differentiating personality from temperament, and provided so many detailed suggestions and strategies for connecting with young clients with various personality types and temperaments. Thank you.
This was a very informative and thorough course. It deserves to be read a second time with specific children in mind. Strategic management suggestions were excellent. Well organized.
Although I believe this information about temperament/personality can be applied to adults from the material in this course, I would love to see a course with strategies for motivation/guidance when working through adults based on their temperaments too. Thank you.
Learned a lot from this course and have much to share with parents of the kids I see. Very interesting and helpful.
The information presented in this course was a nice review for me. As a therapist I will work with children that have all of these personalities and temperaments.
Course content clearly stressed identifying children as individuals with different personalities, temperaments, traits, and triggers before corresponding those traits to support and intervention.
I gained a lot of information from this article. In fact as I read the article I was able to identify several students on my caseload and the reason for their behaviors. Excellent article.
Good stuff for a pediatric OT.
This was insightful and very practical for working with diverse children.
