Early Prevention and Intervention in Populations at Risk
1
2014-2015
02024256
Education Sciences
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
4.0
Elective
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado
Recommended Prerequisites
Students should have intermediate knowledge of written and spoken Portuguese, English and Spanish
Teaching Methods
This curricular unit gives priority to lectures and active learning methods, although other methods and strategies will be used in classes.Taking in consideration the theoretical-practicalx of this Curricular Unit students will debate practical cases, discuss interventions, analyse legal documents, and compare practices, context in which it is mobilized active method. In adittion to content exposition interrogative and demonstrative methods will also be used.
Learning Outcomes
Students should demonstrate they have acquired knowledge and developed the competences required to design, implement and assess prevention/intervention models and programs for populations at risk. Students should also carry out critical reviews of documents that support intervention programs for populations at risk.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
THEME 1 Scope
Main purposes; Key-concepts; Fundaments of the relevance of prevention and early intervention in populations at risk
THEME 2 Prevention and early intervention in populations at risk (PEIPR): Childhood
Risk(s) during childhood; Models of prevention and early intervention; Projects and early intervention strategies; Legal framework; Prospective tendencies
THEME 3 PEIPR: Youth
Risk(s) during adolescence; Models of prevention and early intervention; Projects and early intervention strategies; Legal framework; Prospective tendencies
THEME 4 PEIPR: Adulthood
Risk(s) during adulthood; Models of prevention and early intervention; Projects and early intervention strategies; Legal framework;
THEME 5 PEIPR: Elderly
Risk(s) during old age; Models of prevention and early intervention; Projects and early interventiLegal framework; Prospective tendencies
Head Lecturer(s)
Maria Filomena Ribeiro Fonseca Gaspar
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Midtern exam (50%) + Project (50%) ou Exam (100%): 100.0%
Bibliography
Bairrão, R.; Almeida, I.(2002). Contributo para o estudo das práticas de intervenção precoce em Portugal . Lisboa: DEBM. Educação.
Breia, G.; Almeida, I.; & Colôa, J. (2004). Conceitos e práticas em intervenção precoce. Lisboa: Ministério da Educação.
Canha, J. (2000). Criança maltratada: o papel de uma pessoa de referência na sua recuperação – estudo
prospectivo de 5 anos. Coimbra: Quarteto.
Fontaine, A. (2000), (Ed.), Parceria família: escola e desenvolvimento da criança. Porto. Edições ASA.
Igra, V., & Irwin, C. (1996). Theories of adolescent risk-taking behavior. In R. DiClemente, W. Hansen, & L. Ponton, Handbook of adolescent health risk behavior (pp. 35-52). New York: Plenum Press.
Meisels, S. & Shonkoff, J. (Eds.). Handbook of early childhood intervention (pp. 196-216). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Rodrigues, E. (1997). Menores em risco: que família de origem? In M. Carneiro. Crianças de risco. Lisboa:Instituto Superior de ciências Sociais e Politicas.