Intervention in Antisocial and Delinquent Behaviors

Code:

P814

Acronym:

ICAD

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2018/2019 - 2S

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	26	Official Curricular Structure	4	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

At the end of the semester the student must be able to:

- Identify risk and protective factors in juvenile delinquency

- Relate the evolution in the juvenile justice system with different approaches to delinquency

- Improve the knowledge of youth justice policy and practice in Portugal

- Identify the basic components of successful preventive interventions in youth crime

- Identify the basic principles and strategies of the cognitive-behavioral interventions in juvenile delinquency

- Identify the basic principles and strategies of family-based interventions in juvenile delinquency

 

Learning outcomes and competences

It is intended that the student is able to understand the phenomenon of juvenile delinquency in the different dimensions of assessment and intervention, specifically: evaluation of the risk of violence, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. Students should also be able to analyze the fundamentals of the current juvenile justice systems and practices in relation to criminal policy towards delinquency in order to develop the skills necessary for their future actions as psychologists.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Do not exist.

Program

Mandatory literature

Borum,R. & Verhagen, D.; Assessment and managing violence risk in juveniless, The Guilford Press, 2006. ISBN: 10 1-59385-322
Fonseca António Castro ed.; Comportamento anti-social e família. ISBN: ISBN 972-40-1797-4
Hoge, R.D.;Guerra, N.G. & Boxer, P. (Eds.); Treating the juvenile offender, The Guilford Press, 2008. ISBN: 13:978-1-159385-639-7
Matos Margarida Gaspar de 070; Violência, bullying e delinquência. ISBN: 978-972-8710-99-6
Peters Ray Dev. ed. lit.; Preventing childhood disorders substance abuse and delinquency. ISBN: ISBN 0-7619-0015-2
Thomas Grisso; Forensic Evaluation of Juveniles, Professional Resource Press, 1998
Goldstein Arnold P. 340; New perspectives on agression replacement training. ISBN: 0-470-85493-6
Goldstein Arnold P.; Aggression replacement training. ISBN: 0-87822-379-7
Negreiros Jorge; Intervenção na delinquência juvenil. ISBN: 978-85-444-0333-4
Henggeler Scott W. 070; Multisytemic treatment of antisocial behavior in children and adolescents. ISBN: 1-57230-106-6
Webster-Stratton Carolyn; Os^anos incríveis. ISBN: 978-989-8333-03-2

Teaching methods and learning activities

- Theoretical and practical classes.

- Lectures by specialists of different field

- Videos.

- Bibliographic research.

- Debates about the contents exposed or from the research done by students.

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	25,00
Teste	75,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	108,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

The attendence to classes is not mandatory.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final mark (in a 0 to 20 points rating scale) is obtained through the following calculation:
- Two exams (75% weighing). These exams will take place during the semester according to a schedule to be fixed. In each of the exams the student  must obtain a minimum score of 8 points.
- Work group (25% weighing). Consists of a group work to be developed during the semester  and presented in one of the classes on a subject within the focus of the classes. 
In each of the evaluation components, the student must obtain a minimum score of 8 points. For successfully completing the course, students must achieve a final mark of 10.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Do not exist.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the regulations of the Faculty, students with specific statutes will be evaluated by the completion of an individual written work replacing the group work done by other students for evaluation of the practical component (25% of the final grade) and undertaking an oral or written exam on what is taught in the course replacing the final exam (75% of final grade). 

Classification improvement

The attemp to improve the final result will be possible by repeating once the final exam in the subsequent season to that when approval was reached and whenever the UC has exam scheduled. The improvement will only be appliable to 75% of the mark refering to the final exam.