Psychological Intervention in Educational Contexts

Code:

P700

Acronym:

IPCE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIPSI	21	Official Curricular Structure 2007/2008	4	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

At the end of the CU, students will be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge and use concepts that express their capacity to analysis and understand the learning and development processes that occursin different educational contexts and its implications for psychological practice.
Define and critically analyse theoretical models underpinning psychological intervention in educational contexts, including collaboration with families, teachers and other staff members.
Idnetify relevant dimensions of diverse educational settings
Express awareness of the educational system organization and main challenges for different age students.
Develop assessment and intervention skills, direct and indirect, in order to plan, implement and evaluate programs, aimed to the specific needs of children and adolescents.
Evidence ethical, scientific and technical skills needed to conduct psychological intervention in educational contexts.
Evidence competence at the social and personal levels

Program

1. Historical approach of the relations between Psychology and Education. Theories and models underpinning psychological intervention in educational contexts.
2. Schools as social contexts for development. An ecological framework.
2.1 Psychoeducational evaluation – good practices. Preschool screening: why, when and how.
2.2 Preschool education – an overview. Models for intervention, and curricula. Quality in preschool education and care.
2.3 The school years. Working with teachers. Classroom management and instruction. Theoretical models.
3. Families as educational contexts. Quality of family environment in children and adolescents – models, concepts and instruments. Assessment and intervention in family settings. Framework for parental interventions.
4. Educational system: past, present and future challenges. Relations with cultural, social and individual factors.

Mandatory literature

ULL; Journal of educational psychology
Formosinho Júlia Oliveira 570; Modelos curriculares para a educação de infância. ISBN: 972-0-34451-2
Berliner David C.; Handbook of educational psychology. ISBN: ISBN 0-02-897089-6
Gupta Rajinder M. ed. lit.; Intervention with children. ISBN: ISBN 0-415-00791-7
Meece Judith L. 340; Handbook of research on schools, schooling, and human development. ISBN: 978-0-8058-5948-5

Teaching methods and learning activities

Conference followed by debate
Working in small groups to accomplish tasks proposed by teacher, such as reading, analyzing and discussing proposed readings, or to get acquainted with new evaluation instruments, scoring rules for new instruments.
Role-playing and simulations
Work in small groups
Using videotapes to demonstrate how to conduct assessment with child
Visits to schools and contact with professionals in the field.
Presentations by students.
Field work and outings – using evaluation instruments in real situations.
Written assignments to be handed such as critiques and personnal or group reflexions, summaries of activities developed in class.

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology > Educational psychology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
Report elaboration	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	20,00
Field activities and preparation	Trabalho escrito	28,00
Written exam	Exame	3,00
Individual research	Trabalho laboratorial	10,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Reading - books and recommended bibliography	Estudo autónomo	45
	Total:	45,00