Orthopédagogie
[PSYM2433]
[60h] 6 credits
This course is taught in the 1st semester.
Teacher(s): Nathalie Grosbois
Language: French
Level: Second
Aims
- explore critically the literature in the field of differential development psychology of these persons;
-adapt to the particularities in terms of functionality and development of persons with various forms of handicap: identify and analyze the ordinary and atypical patterns in the behaviors, psychological functioning and learning;
- proceed to evaluations in terms of adapted development;
- become integrated in various specialized environment of intervention, which implies the collaboration and the work in a multidisciplinary team.
- Develop their reflexivity as future practitioner in the field of ortohpaedics.
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
- an introduction to the topic of the evaluation in terms of diagnostic, function, dysfunction and development (with regards to the need, the age of the person and his/her deficiency);
- evaluation tools adapted to atypical populations;
- analysis of present works of research on the specificities of the development and cognitive, communicative, social and psychomotor functioning of persons with an handicap (mental, sensory, polyhandicap) and major development troubles (autism);
- analysis of intervention project (psycho-educative, -social, -therapeutic) of various theoretical orientations (development, cognitive, behavioral, socio-constructivist, ) and changing according to the contexts (institutions, services of early accompanying intervention, );
- presentation of the methodological principles with regard to the integration, auto-determination of the handicapped person and to the partnership handicapped person-parents-professionals;
- indication of methodological ways of research related to atypical persons.
This course will propose to analyze scientific articles, videos showing evaluation with the use of protocols, some case studies, brainstorming linking literature and observations, and the intervention of field practitioner on the methods of taking over or researchers on the works in the field.
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Evaluation: oral exam with the analysis of a person's case with a particular handicap in a context defined by presented tools and with regards to the literature and the indication of interventions methods by the student.