UCL - Exercises in educational and developmental psychology

[PSY1327]

[ + 30h] 2 credits

This course is taught in the 2d semester.

Teacher(s): Nathalie Grosbois

Language: French

Level: First

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

- to integrate the theoretical concepts presented in the three courses of the pre-orientation Psychology, Education and Development by a participating observation work on the field.

Main themes

- exercises to integrate the theoretical concepts presented in the three courses of the pre-orientation Psychology, Education and Development by a participating observation work on the field.
By this work, the student will be sensitised to the functioning of a person suffering development disorders, learning difficulties, some handicap or socio-cultural disadvantage, in other words: in a state of vulnerability.
The students will have :
- to take down behavioural indicators showing these difficulties, by observation, interview or situation scenario.
- to analyse the specific needs of these persons
- to put forward some hypotheses about their functioning difficulties
With the help of methodological tools and approaches and of concepts proposed in the various courses of this pre-orientation.

Content and teaching methods

The students will choose their mode of interview or observation of the child or adolescent. They will analyse the recorded observations referring to theoretical concepts of a definite current.
Tools and observation grids will be supplied.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

PSP 1160 Psychology of child and adolescent
Written work.