Child Abuse: Theory and Practice

Code:

MTP21

Acronym:

MITP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Humanities

Instance: 2017/2018 - 1S (since 18-09-2017 to 15-12-2017)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Psychology Themes

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MTP	9	Official Curricular Structure	1	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The goals of this UC are:
1. To add knowledge in the domain of study;
2. To study the theoritical models in the domain;
3. To differetiate the diverse types of maltreatment;
4. To analyse rearch and papers in the domain;
5. To contact with assement strategies of the phenomeno.
6. To have a overview of intervention models in the domain.

Learning outcomes and competences

The students will be able to identify the central questions in the field; to describe the different type of maltreatmens; to be able to analyse the different kind of risc factor of the maltreatment; to be aware about how to identify the needs of the child, in consequence of the maltreatments.

Working method

Presencial

Program

The main topics of the program are:

• The bio-ecological perspetive of human development, as encadreament of analyse;


• Classification of the types of maltreatment;


• Description of each kind of maltreatment;


• Models to explain the maltreatment phenomema;


• Development effects of the maltreatment


• Assement of the maltreatment;


• Interventions in the maltreatment, in order to stop the maltratment and to help child to recover from the situation;


• THe prevention of maltreatment;


• The of the teatcher, the school and other professionals.

Mandatory literature

Cicchetti, D., & Lynch, M. ; Toward an ecological/transactional model of community violence and child maltreatment: Consequences for children's development
Felitti, V., & Anda, R. ; The relationship of adverse childhood experiences to adult medical disease, psychiatric disorders and sexual behavior: Implications for health care.
Kalmakis, K. A., & Chandler, G. E.; Adverse childhood experiences: Towards a clear conceptual meaning.
Sani, A. ; As crianças e a violência.
Veltman, M., & Browne, K. ; Three decades of child maltreatment research. Implications for the school years.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Presentation of the topics and theories, research and empirial work; discussion of previous experiencesm, wich can be connected with the field; read and present one paper in the field; work in groups, in order to share different point of views.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	15,00
Trabalho escrito	85,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	15,00
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Total:	77,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Include two dimension:
1. Participation in the classes -  15% (0-20)
2. Group work about a topic of the program and its presentation in class.