Intervention with Victims

Code:

P812

Acronym:

IV

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2010/2011 - 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	12	Official Curricular Structure 2007/2008	4	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

At the end of the semester students should be able to do the following:
- Know the most important theories, causes, dynamics and consequences of violence and victimization, as well as understand the interactional dimensions of the phenomena;
- Develop the knowledge to understand, assess and intervene in victims (crisis intervention, psychotherapy);
- Understand the specific dynamics of family violence;
- Acquire the basic knowledge and understanding necessary for the psychological and psychosocial intervention process with victims of physical and sexual violence;
- Acquire knowledge and understanding in other related domains (for ex.: Law and Criminology, Legal Medicine);
- Be able to developed intervention skills in various professional contexts, such as victim support organizations, hospitals, health centers, psychological counseling services, police institutions or community projects, justice system, as well as to be able to acquire skills to work in multidisciplinary teams;
- Develop the skills necessary to elaborate forensic psychological reports and testify in court;
- Understand the interaction between intervention with victims and intervention with offenders.

Program

- Introduction to Criminology and Victimology;
- Violence, aggression and victimization;
- Criminal violence; primary and secondary criminalization;
- Main psychological, psychosocial and criminological theories explaining violence and aggression;
- Victimization: criminal statistics, victimization surveys, victim profiles;
- Types of violence; contexts and forms of victimization;
- Dynamics and impact of violence: the specificity of family violence (domestic violence); negligence, child maltreatment and child sexual abuse; sexual crimes against adults;
-Assessment methods and psychological and psychosocial intervention with victims (children and adults);
- Victim support network;
- Models of restorative justice, mediation;
- Victim-judicial system relationship.

Mandatory literature

Lutzker John R. ed. lit.; Handbook of child abuse research and treatment. ISBN: ISBN 0-306-45659-1
Machado Carla 570; Crianças. ISBN: 972-8747-44-X
Sani Ana Isabel; As crianças e a violência. ISBN: ISBN 972-8717-32-6
Walker Lenore E. Auerbach ed. lit.; Handbook on sexual abuse of children. ISBN: ISBN 0-8261-5300-3
Finkelman Byrgen ed.; Child abuse. ISBN: ISBN 0-8153-1818-9
Walker, L.E.; Abused women and survivor therapy: a practical guide for the psychotherapist, Washington, DC: APA., 1994
Walker, L.E.A.; The Battered Woman Syndrome, New York: Springer., 2000
Davis Robert C. 340; Victims of crime. ISBN: 0-7619-0155-8
Wolfe David A.; Child abuse. ISBN: ISBN 0-8039-2833-5
Karp Cheryl L.; Treatment strategies for abused children from victim to survivor. ISBN: 0-8039-7218-0
Furniss, T.; The multiprofessional handbook of child sexual abuse: integrated management, therapy and legal intervention., London: Routledge., 1991
Karp Cheryl L.; Treatment strategies for abused adolescents. ISBN: 0-7619-0951-6
Magalhães Teresa; Maus tratos em crianças e jovens. ISBN: 972-8717-39-3
Machado Carla 570; Adultos. ISBN: 972-8717-20-2
Cicchetti Dante ed. lit.; Child maltreatment. ISBN: ISBN 0-521-37969-5
Edleson Jeffrey L. ed. lit.; Future interventions with battered women and their families. ISBN: ISBN 0-8039-5945-1

Complementary Bibliography

Gelles, R.J. & Loseke, L. (Eds).; Current controversies on family violence, Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1991
Canha, J.; Criança maltratada. O papel de uma pessoa de referência na sua recuperação. Estudo prospectivo de 5 anos., Coimbra: Quarteto., 2000
Audet, J. & Katz, J-F.; Précis de victimologie générale, Paris: Dunod, 1999
Browne, K. & Herbert, M.; Preventing Family Violence, New York: Wiley., 1997
Straus Martha B. ed. lit.; Abuse and victimization across the life span. ISBN: ISBN 0-8018-3637-9
Salter Anna C.; Treating child sex offenders and victims. ISBN: ISBN 0-8039-3182-4
Bottoms Bette L. ed. lit.; International perspectives on child abuse and children.s testimony. ISBN: ISBN 0-8039-5628-2
Madriz Esther; Nothing bad happens to good girls. ISBN: ISBN 0-520-20855-2
Fattah, E.A.; Criminology: past, present and future. A critical overview, London: McMillan Press., 1997
Fattah, E. ; Understanding Criminal Victimization, Ontario: Prentice Hall Canada Inc, 1991
Alarcão Madalena; (Des)Equilíbrios familiares. ISBN: 972-8717-30-X
Dobash, R.E. & Dobash, R.P.; Rethinking Violence against Women, London: Sage., 1998
Lopez, G.; Victimologie., Victimologie. Paris: Dalloz., 1997
Morgan Marcia; How to interview sexual abuse victims. ISBN: ISBN 0-8039-5289-9
Marques-Teixeira, J. & Manita, C.; Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Violence. In Medical-Legal and Social Aspects of Injuries and Violence – International Master on Community Protection and Safety Promotion., Porto: Porto University, 2001
Doerner, W.D. & Lab, S.P.; Victimology, Cincinatti: Anderson Pub. Co, 1995
Geffner, R.A., Jaffe, P.G. & Sudermann, M. (Eds); Children Exposed to Domestic Violence., Binghamton, NY: Haworth., 2000

Teaching methods and learning activities

- Theoretical-practical classes with active participation of students, individually and in groups;
- Case-studies;
- Elaboration and discussion of an assignment carried out by students, a proposal of an assessment and intervention plan for a case-study presented in class;
- Individual work based on analysis and integration of class contents and literature search, and critical reflexion about knowledge and practices, among others, resulting from students’ independent work/research;
- Tutorial supervision of theoretical and practical assignments carried out by students, as well as providing the necessary conditions to develop independent study/work, including research and literature search, in order to facilitate the assimilation of contents;
- Viewing and discussion of videos with topics related to violent/criminal behaviors and intervention with victims.

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology
Social sciences > Criminology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
Evaluation trough written exam	Exame	2,00
Individual practical work	Trabalho escrito	38,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Non-supervised study	Estudo autónomo	50
Supervised study	Estudo autónomo	16
	Total:	66,00

Eligibility for exams

- Students’ class attendance will be based on the control of the presence sheet for each class, according to each student’s signature.
- Students must attend 2/3 of the total number of classes taught. In exceptional cases, legally foreseen, the traditional class attendance may be replaced by the submission of a research assignment.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade on a 0-20 scale:
- 50% of the grade is based on the final exam classification;
- 50% of the grade is based on theoretical and practical assignments carried out by the students throughout the semester.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Elaboration of an assignment, carried out individually, in which students must present an assessment and psychological intervention plan for a victim's case-study previously presented in class.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In exceptional cases, foreseen by law, or in cases duly justified and accepted by the Faculty’s competent committees, students may be evaluated outside the usual context and foreseen calendar, through a written project (weighing 50% in the final grade) and an oral or written test about the topics learned within this unit throughout the semester (weighing 50% in the final grade).

Classification improvement

There is a possibility of repeating the final examination (and only the final examination) in the proceeding exam period.