Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Developing Psyhology for Children With Functional Disorders
Course Code
REK_261
Branch of Science
Developmental Psychology; Psychology
ECTS
4.00
Target Audience
Rehabilitation
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Solvita Umbraško
Structure Unit Manager
Liāna Deklava
Structural Unit
Department of Rehabilitation
Contacts
Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rk@rsu.lv, +371 20271291
About Study Course
Objective
The aim of the course is to provide knowledge and understanding of cognitive, social and emotional development and disorders in these areas of development from childbirth to adolescence in the context of contemporary developmental psychology theories, as well as specific disorders and their characteristics at different stages of development.
Preliminary Knowledge
Study course: Principles of Psychology in Professional Activity.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students will acquire knowledge about leading developmental psychology theories; factors affecting development; developmental research methods; cognitive, social and emotional development of a child from the birth of a child to adolescent, as well as about specific disorders and their characteristics at different stages of development.
Skills
1.Students will be able to observe cognitive, social and emotional development of children in different age groups; to analyze observations based on developmental psychology theories; to compare cognitive, social and emotional development in children with normal mental development and children with specific disorders; to assess developmental perspective of children with specific disorders. Students will be able to find and analyze the latest available scientific researches in this field in order to integrate those opinions in their practical work.
Competences
1.After finishing the course, students will be able to assess cognitive, social and emotional development, predict its potential dynamics of children with normal development and children with specific disorders in a developmental stage from birth to adolescent.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Individual work |
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Individual work - practical work (observations, tasks) with children, preparation of presentations for seminars, independent work with literature sources on the given topics, prepared report.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Examination
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Grade
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Examination |
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Practical work before the seminar - to observe the child. During the seminar, groups work to analyze observations.
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2.
Examination |
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Create and present an Individualized Education Plan for an animation or literary character. The necessity of support measures must be substantiated and recommendations must be provided (according to the regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers, support measures may be prescribed by a psychologist, a special pedagogue and also a speech therapist).
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3.
Examination |
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Practical work before the seminar - to interview a teenager. Seminar work - interview analysis.
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4.
Examination |
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Create and present a list of questions that students would ask parents who have come for a consultation with a 4-year-old non-verbal child.
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5.
Examination |
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Get acquainted with ICD-10 disorders (F90 - F98) independently and prepare a detailed presentation on one of the types of disorders.
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6.
Examination |
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Practical work with a child - to lead the given tasks to determine the child's cognitive development.
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7.
Examination |
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Active and effective participation in lectures and practical classes. Presentations of independent work on case analysis and evaluation. For higher evaluation, analysis of additional literature on the identified topic. In total, the independent works make up 60% of the final grade. The remaining 40% is made up of an exam grade.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Introduction. Concept of developmental psychology. Research methods.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Current theories of child development (eg, Bowlby's Attachment Theory, Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Theory, Theory of Mind etc.)
The child's basic psychological needs.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Social, emotional and cognitive development in different age groups.
Social, emotional and cognitive development of deaf and hard of hearing children.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Norm vs. pathology. Classification systems: Mental and behavioural disorders (ICD-10, F00-F99), DSM V. The attitude of the society.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Practical work - analysis of the child's observations.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Practical work – observation – analysis.
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Group work - analysis of adolescent interviews.
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Student presentations: temperament, emotions, emotion regulation.
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Practical work - creation of anamnesis questions.
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Group work - an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Develop IEP for learner with an identified disability who is attending an elementary or secondary educational institution.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Student presentations on different types of disorders (ICD-10/11, DSM-V)
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.00
Contact hours:
44 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Berk, L. E., Shanker, S. G. (2009). Child development, Toronto: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.
2.
Грэйс Крайг. (2019). Дон Бокум Психология развития: [учебное пособие] научный редактор перевода на русский язык Т.В. Прохоренко.
3.
Ted Zerucha Human development; introduction by Denton A. Cooley. (2009). New York: Chelsea House Publishers. (izdevums akceptējams)
4.
Vabale, A. (2008). (Eds.). Autisms un autiska spektra traucējumi: ieskats teorijā un praksē. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. (izdevums akceptējams)
5.
Vanda Vaclava, Ulla Aldenrūda, Stēfans Ilsteds. Bērni, kuriem ir autisms un Aspergera sindroms: ikdienas praktiskā darba pieredze, Linčēpinga: Futurum. Rīga: Velku biedrība, 2012
Additional Reading
1.
Arnett, J., Chapin, L., & Brownlow, C. (2018). Human development: A cultural approach. Pearson Australia.
2.
Craig, G. J., & Dunn, W. L. (2013). Understanding human development. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education/Prentice Hall.
3.
Hopkins, B. (2005). (Eds.). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development. Cambridge University Press.
4.
Fletcher, J. M. (2007). (Eds.). Learning disabilities: From identification to intervention. New York: Guilford Press.
5.
Mash, E. J., & Wolfe, D. A. (2010). Abnormal child psychology. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth CENGAGE Learning. (arī krievu tulkojumā.)
6.
Morris, T. L., & March, J. S. (2004). Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents. 2nd Edition. New York: Guilford Press.
7.
Papalia, D. E. (2008). Human development. Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Other Information Sources
1.
World Health Organisation. (1992). ICD-10 Classifications of Mental and Behavioural Disorder: Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Guidelines. Geneva. World Health Organisation.
2.
American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.). Arlington: American Psychiatric Publishing.
3.
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology.
4.
Zinātniskās datubāzes EBSCO un Science Direct.