Psychological Intervention in School Contexts

Year
4
Academic year
2014-2015
Code
02017933
Subject Area
Psychology
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Compulsory
Level
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable

Learning Outcomes

Identify school contexts where psychologist intervention is necessary

Enumerate psychological intervention tasks from pre-school to higher education

Describe localised functions of the Psychologist

Know and understand intervention examples

Professional in-put to the team

Analyse psycho-educational assessment techniques and instruments

Read and write reports with reference to the CIF (Classification of Functioning and Disability)

Study cases of alternative curriculum routes, adapted curriculum and individual education plans

Carefully select programmes that support study and learning

Planning study method sessions and learning strategies

Review programmes promoting skills, with emphasis on the cognitive and metacognitive (and reference to literacy, numeracy and problem solving)

Put into practice alternative forms of assessment (dynamic)

Rehearse methods of communication management between both formal and informal education agents and other entities

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Psychological intervention in school settings, from preschool to higher education

Samples of intervention in a school

Psychologist participation in a team

Communication management

School guidance and support at study and learning

Self-Regulation

Adjustment to school

Ethnic and cultural diversity

Cognitive Promoting Programme and its implementation in Portugal

• Instrumental Enrichment (R. Feuerstein, 1980)

• Philosophy for Children (Lipman et al, 1984)

• Project Intelligence (Harvard, 1983)

• IDEAL (Bransford & Stein, 1984)

• Applied intelligence, creative and analytical (Sternberg, 1986)

• Progresint (Yuste et al. 1994)

• Lateral Thinking (De Bono, 1971) and other

Reference to programmes of social skills and emotional management, focusing on:

Multiple Intelligence

Creativity

Games as a tool for psychological evaluation and intervention

Head Lecturer(s)

Ana Paula Mendes Correia Couceiro Figueira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Project: 25.0%
Resolution Problems: 75.0%

Bibliography

Almeida, L.S., et al. (2009). Manual- Programa de Promoção Cognitiva (5ª ed). Braga: Psiquilíbrios.

Figueira, A.P.C. (1997). Aprendizagem auto-regulada. Considerações gerais. RPP, 31(1, 2, 3), 239-260.

Julià, F.F. (2005). O Psicopedagogo e os novos desafios educativos, in B. del R. Igea e col., Presente e Futuro do trabalho psicopedagógico. Porto Alegre: Artmed.

Lopes, J., Rutherford, R., Cruz, M.C., Mathur, S., & Quinn, M. (2006). Competências Sociais: Aspectos Comportamentais, Emocionais e da Aprendizagem. Braga: Psiquilibrios.

Maher, C.A. & Zins, J.E. (1987) (eds). Intervenções psicoeducacionais em contextos educativos. Métodos e procedimentos para potenciar a competência dos alunos. NY: Pergamon Press.

Monteiro, A., Moreira, J.A., & Almeida, A.C. (Org.) (2012). Educação online: Pedagogia e aprendizagem em plataformas digitais. Santo Tirso: De Facto Editores.