Rehabilitation of Developmental Disorders

Year
3
Academic year
2019-2020
Code
01016180
Subject Area
Psychology
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Biological Foundations of Behavior; Developmental Psychology I and II; Psychopathology I and II; Psychological Assessment I and II; Special Educational Needs.

Teaching Methods

Lectures supported by audiovisual aids, case studies, training with assessment and intervention material; analysis and interpretation of assessment protocols, development of intervention programs; DVD analysis.

Learning Outcomes

- Understand the diversity of different types of developmental problems;

- Characterize specific developmental disorders in terms of symptoms, causes and prevalence.

- Know and participate in the implementation of  the early intervention process;

- Participate in the screening and identification processes.

- Have access to assessment instruments oriented towards intervention purposes.

- Select and implement intervention methods and techniques, including school based methods.

- Identify rehabilitation methods and techniques adjusted to individual and contextual specificitiesand to a life-span perspective.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

- Module I: Characterization of Developmental Disorders: Autistic Spectrum Disorders (AED); Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD); Attention Deficit and Hiperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Cerebral Palsies (CP). The concept of rehabilitation.

- Module II - Identification and Assessment of Developmental Disorders: Assessment methods and instruments directed towards screening and identification; Assessment methods and instruments directed towards intervention.

- Module III – Early Intervention in Developmental Disorders: The process of family centered early intervention. Recommended practices in specific developmental disorders (AED; IDD; ADHD; CP).

- Module IV - Intervention in School Context: Educational accommodations. Teaching principles and methods recommended in specific developmental disorders (AED; IDD; ADHD; CP). Rehabilitation strategies. Transition from school to post-school life.

- Module V - Intervention in adult life.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Cristina Petrucci Almeida Albuquerque

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Research work: 30.0%
Mini Tests: 70.0%

Bibliography

Benson, J. B. & Haith, M. M. (Eds.) (2009). Diseases and disorders in infancy and early childhood. Amsterdam: Academic Press.

Carr, A., Reilly, G. O’, Walsh, P. N., & McEvoy, J. (Eds.) (2007). The handbook of intellectual disability and clinical psychology practice. London: Routledge.

Richards, S. P., Brady, M. P., Taylor, R. L. (2015). Cognitive and intellectual disabilities. Historical perspectives, current practices and future directions. New York: Routledge.

Rief, S. F. (2016). How to reach and teach children with ADD/ADHD. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Volkmar, F. R., & Wiesner, L. A. (2009). A practical guide to autism. What every parent, family member, and teacher needs to know. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.

Wehmeyer, M. L., Brown, I., Percy, M., Shogren, K. A., Fung, W. L. A. (Eds.) (2017). A comprehensive guide to Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Baltimore: Brooks.

Wolraich, M. L., & DuPaul, G. J. (2010). ADHD diagnosis & management. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.