Course: Educational psychological diagnostics and intervention

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Course title Educational psychological diagnostics and intervention
Course code KPS/PPDI1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Polach Pavel, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Pushniak Markéta, Mgr.
  • Cifrová Iveta, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Králová Veronika, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Pedagogical - psychological diagnostics (PPDg), its goals, methods, possibilities and limits in relation to the field diagnostics (each field has its own specifics and demands on students). 2) Differential and developmental PPDg, the importance of pupil portfolios. 3) Quality PPDg as a source of information about the potentials and limits of pupils, which is a prerequisite for successful setting of individualization of learning situations. 4) Possibilities of detection and support role of the teacher and cooperation with other psychosocial actors from the state and non-state sphere in dealing with the situation. Pedagogical and psychological counseling and special education center. 5) Origin and development of psychological deviations (including the issue of early traumas), possibilities of prevention. 6) Developmental learning disorders of pupils - pedagogical-psychological diagnostics and forms of intervention. 7) ADHD, ADD, concentration disorders - pedagogical-psychological diagnostics and forms of intervention. 8) Pathological emotionality in pupils and neurotic manifestations - pedagogical-psychological diagnostics and forms of intervention. 9) Pupil with behavioural disorder- pedagogical-psychological diagnostics and forms of intervention. 10) Pupil with autism spectrum disorder- pedagogical-psychological diagnosis and forms of intervention. 11) Pupil with epilepsy - pedagogical-psychological diagnosis and forms of intervention. 12) Cooperation with the family of a pupil with SEN. 13) Final evaluation and reflection of teaching.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
- explain the basic concepts of general and developmental psychology - characterise psychological phenomena and personality structure - describe challenging life situations, their causes and ways of coping with them
Skills
- apply knowledge of general, developmental and social psychology to teaching practice
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- describe the basic principles, objectives, possibilities and limits of pedagogical psychological diagnostics, including its relation to the field diagnostics - explain the basic concepts of selected psychological disorders or mental illnesses - explain the causes of psychological disorders - describe the manifestations of selected psychological disorders and mental illnesses - describe the symptoms of these deviations that can be detected in the school environment - describe the support system that an educator can use to detect a student with a mental illness
Skills
- suggests modifications to the IEP for a student with a mental and behavioral disorder, - specifies the role of the teaching assistant in teaching, - based on the knowledge of the needs of a pupil with a mental disorder, specifies the requirements for the educational process.
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Skills
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Interactive lecture
Self-study of literature
Competences
Task-based study method
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Continuous assessment
Seminar work
Skills
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Competences
Test
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • BAŠTECKÁ, Bohumila a Jan MACH. Klinická psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2015.
  • Bazalová, Barbora. Autismus v edukační praxi. Vydání první. 2017. ISBN 978-80-262-1195-2.
  • Mertin, Václav; Krejčová, Lenka. Metody a postupy poznávání žáka : pedagogická diagnostika. 2., doplněné a aktualizované vydání. 2016. ISBN 978-80-7552-014-2.
  • Miňhová, Jana; Lovasová, Vladimíra. Psychopatologie : pedagogické, právní a sociální aspekty. 2018. ISBN 978-80-7380-721-4.
  • Orel, Miroslav. Psychopatologie : nauka o nemocech duše. 2., aktualizované a doplněné vydání. 2016. ISBN 978-80-247-5516-8.
  • Pöthe, Petr. Emoční poruchy v dětství a dospívání. 2020. ISBN 978-80-271-1038-4.


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