Consultation III

Code:

OP108

Acronym:

C III

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Education Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree in Educational Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MCED	5	Official Curricular Structure	1	-	6	65	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The learning goals are: - the critical analysis of consultation projects in formal and non-formal educational and training contexts; - derive alternative interventions taking into account the "problem", the context and the consultee; - acknowledge the problems related with the legitimacy, involvement potential and effectiveness of consultation projects in educational and training contexts; - to be able to critically analyse consultancy projects, recognizing salient issues related to the work with vulnerable populations; - justify the option for collaborative modalities of consultation that take into account the organizational characteristics of the work context and the empowerment of consultees.

Learning outcomes and competences

-- to recognize consultancy as a intervention methodology that can be used in various educational and training contexts (formal or non-formal);

-- to gain knowledge about collaborative models and practices of consultancy, how they can be implemented and their limitations;

-- to analyse critically consultancy projects while (re)constructing and appropriating models and practices;

-- to design consultancy processes adequate for educational and training contexts while recognizing critical issues influencing their implementation and success, particularly when working with vulnerable populations.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Consultation as a triadic and collaborative mode of working with professionals and other agents of care; 2. Main models, uses and practices of consultancy in formal and non-formal education contexts; 3. Challenges in the work with vulnerable populations; 4. A collaborative, capacitating, empowering approach to consulting.

Mandatory literature

Dougherty A. Michael; Consultation. ISBN: 0-534-25128-5
Lambert Nadine M. 340; Consultee-centered consultation. ISBN: 0-8058-4463-5
Cole Ester ed. lit.; Effective consultation in school psychology. ISBN: ISBN 0-88937-027-3
Gallessich June; The^profession and practice of consultation. ISBN: 0-87589-527-1
Menezes Isabel; Intervenção comunitária. ISBN: 978-972-8082-90-1
Brown Duane; Psychological consultation and collaboration. ISBN: 0-205-41179-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

Dialogued presentation of contents, debate, group work and guided research.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
	Participação presencial		0,00
presenting a group assignment	Trabalho de campo		50,00
individual written reflection	Trabalho escrito		50,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Eligibility for exams

To be eligible for evaluation the students must attend the minimum number of classes specified in course regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

Group assignment (50%) and individual final synthesis (50%). The final synthesis is 5 pages max and has to be written in class at a specified time.

Classification improvement

Rewritting the final synthesis.