Special Educational Needs Assessment and Intervention
4
2019-2020
02017967
Psychology
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Compulsory
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado
Recommended Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Teaching Methods
Teaching methods include: 1) lectures; 2) case studies; 3) simulation exercises; 4) audiovisual techniques; 5) field trips
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this curricular unit students should be able to:
1) Provide an overview and critical analysis of the evolution and current trends in special education and Psychological Rehabilitation;
2) Provide a critical analysis about a specificity of psychological Assesssment and counseling in the SEN;
3) Be able to characterize the semiology, nosography and epidemiology of children with specific learning disabilities, giftdness, talents and high performance, sensorial disabilities;
4) Be familiar with the difficulties and challenges of intervening with children with SEN, with emphasis on psychological assessment and psycho-educational interventions;
5) Prepare psychological assessment reports in the field of special educational needs.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
1) The specificity of counseling in the Special Educational Needs.
2) Specific Learning Disorder: definitions; guidelines for Psychological evaluation and differential diagnostic; Intervention models.
3) Gifted, Talents and high performance: concepts; screening and identification methodes; Psycho-educational intervention and counseling.
4) Blindness and low vision: definitions and most relevant aetiologies; regularities in cognitive and socio-emotional development;Psycho-educational intervention and counseling.
5) Deafness: definitions and most relevant aetiologies; regularities in cognitive and socio-emotional development; psycho-educational intervention and counseling.
Head Lecturer(s)
Marcelino Arménio Martins Pereira
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Synthesis work: 10.0%
Resolution Problems: 20.0%
Frequency: 70.0%
Bibliography
-D'Amato, R. C. & Flechter-Jazen, E. & Reynolds, C. (2005). Handbook of school neuropsychology. New Jersey: Wiley & Sons.
-Blairmires, G., Coupland, C.,Galbraith, T., Parker, J., Parr, A., Simpson, F., & Thornton, P. (2016). Supporting children with sensory impairment. New York: Routledge.
-Frank; R. & Elliott, T. (2010). Handbook of rehabilitation psychology. Washington: APA.
-Perdigão, R., Casa-Novas, T., & Gaspar, T. (2014). Políticas públicas de educação especial (relatório técnico). Lisboa: Conselho Nacional de educação.
- Swanson, H., Harris, K., Graham, S. (2013). Handbook of learning disabilities (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.
-Shavinina, L. (2008). International handbook on giftedness. Montreal: Springer.
-Wang, M.; Reynolds, M. & Herbert, H. (2005). Handbook of special education: research and practice. Oxford: Pergamon Press.