Educational,Social and Community Mediation

Recommended Prerequisites

Educational  and Developmental Psychology; Sociology of Education

Teaching Methods

Classes include oral exposure and participatory discussion of the thematic program, supported by the projection of visual and audiovisual material by teaching staff. It is also expected the presentation by students and by professionals of projetcs in the field of  the risk in childhood.

Learning Outcomes

1. Appropriats the concept of risk and the simple and complex conceptual models of risk

2. Knows the legal framework of risk in childhood and bridges to justice

3. Knows the portuguese social answers to the risk in childhood

4. Understands the complexity of the responses of extra-familial placement of children at risk

5. Knows  evidence-based interventions for children at risk

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Risk: Conceptual considerations

1.1  The simple risk models

1.2  The Complex risk models

2. Risk in childhood and juvenile justice

3. Social responses

3.1  Policies for children, social services and child protection

3.2  Social services for children

4. The extra-family placement of children at risk

5. Intervention with children and youth at risk

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 50.0%
Research work: 50.0%

Bibliography

Allen, R. (Ed.). (2012). Programs and interventions for maltreated children and families at risk. Hoboken, N.J.: J. W. & Sons.

Calheiros, M. et al. (1993). The nature and research of residential and foster care provision in Portugal. In M. Colton & W. Hellinckx (Eds.), Child care in countries of the European community (pp. 177–195). Avebury: Gower.

Martins, P. (2004). Protecção de crianças e jovens em itinerários de risco: Representações sociais, modos e espaços. Dissertação de doutoramento apresentada ao Instituto de Estudos da Criança da Universidade do Minho

Vieira,C, et al.(2004) .Crianças e Jovens em Risco: Da investigação à intervenção. Coimbra: Ed.Almedina

Silva, I. S.,  Gaspar, M. F. F., Anglin, J. (2014). Webster-Stratton Incredible Years Basic Parent Programme (IY) in Child Care Placements: Residential Staff Carers’ Satisfaction Results. Child & Family Social Work. doi:doi:10.1111/cfs.12129