Psychological Practice with Children

Code:

P505

Acronym:

PPC

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	124	Official Curricular Structure 2007/2008	3	-	4	36	108

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

At the end of the semester students should be able to:
. Apply techniques to establish an empathetic, non-judgmental relationship when working with children
. Deepening communication techniques that facilitate child self-expression in the context of an interview
. Formulate simple, precise and developmental-appropriated open-ended questions
. Apply semi-structured interviews with children to collect information
. Apply appropriate distance strategies depending on the level of the child proximal development

Program

1. Theoretical models that conceptually fit the psychological practice with children
1.1. Bio-ecological Perspective of Human Development
1.2. Transactional perspective
1.3. Sociogenetic perspective
2. Communication skills and building of a relationship with the child
2.1. Techniques that facilitate communication with the child
2.2. Human Communication Axioms
3. Interview techniques with children
4. Distancing strategies

Mandatory literature

Bronfenbrenner Urie 340; Making human beings human. ISBN: 0-7619-2712-3
McConaughy Stephanie H.; Manual for the semistructured clinical interview for children & adolescents. ISBN: 0-938565-72-9
Watzlawick Paul; Pragmática da comunicação humana. ISBN: 85-316-0314-5
Mucchielli Roger; L.entretien de face a face dans la relation d.aide
Leal Teresa Maria Pinto da Cruz Barreiros; Interacções educativas na família e no jardim de infância
Pereira Isabel Maria Resende; Interacções educadora-criança e temperamento

Teaching methods and learning activities

1. Lecture
2. Role-play
3. Interviews with children
4. Distancing strategies training

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	28,00
	Trabalho escrito	30,00		2011-11-30
	Trabalho escrito	30,00		2012-01-06
	Teste	10,00		2011-12-14
	Teste	10,00		2011-12-14
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Students should be present in at least 75% of classes and performe two group projects.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade is based on the following classification elements:
1. Conduction of a semi-structured interview to a child or adolescent with the aim of gathering information (35%)
2. Implementation of a situation of interaction with children to promote its development (35%)
3. Individual critical reflection (20%)
4. Participation, individual exercises and involvement in classroom activities (10%).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Any situation involving a special assessment should be presented by students and reviewed by professors at the beginning of the semester.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not considered.

Classification improvement

Taking into account the characteristics of the evaluation components of this course, the improvement of the final grade is not considered.