UCL - Psychomotor therapy

[KINE1034]

[7.5h + 15h] 3 credits

Teacher(s): Christine Detrembleur

Language: French

Level: First

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

Aims

At the end of the course, the successful student will have acquired the theoretical knowledge and practical competence necessary for the psychomotor education and re-education of healthy and handicapped children. The course addresses the fundamental aspects of psychomotor development during childhood while highlighting the discreapancies due to a physical or a mental handicap.

Main themes

Theory and practice via clinical examination of the psychomotor development of the healthy child from age 0-3:
- archaic reflexes
- osteo-tendinous reflexes
- motor reactions
- muscle tone
- motor learning and performance
Theory and practical exercises related to the psychomotor development of the healthy child from age 3-10:
- global and fine motor development
- perceptive organisation
- spatio-temporal organisation
- laterality and body awareness

Content and teaching methods

The curse was divided in two parts: 7.5h theory and 15h of practice. We study the evolution of reflexes, of motor reactions, muscular tone and motor acquisitions for the old healthy child from 0 to 3 years. The students learn how to carry out a complete clinical assessment of the young child. Then the psychomotor development of the old healthy child from 3 to 10 years is approached by the study of the development of global and fine prehension, the space-time organization, laterality and the body scheme. The student is confronted with a setting in situation with young children and must carry out a meeting of psychomotricity on a set of themes given with the child.

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

Pre-requisite
Evaluation Written or oral examination, continuous evaluation
Support Syllabus or reference books
Supervision Titular professor, technical advisors and/or assistants, possibly aided by student assistants
Others