Early Prevention and Intervention in Populations at Risk

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)

No

Syllabus

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)

Sónia Cristina Mairos Baptista Ferreira

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.