Multidisciplinary Approach to Child Protection and Rights

Code:

MTP09

Acronym:

AMPDC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://https://sigarra.up.pt/fpceup/pt/ucurr_geral.ficha_uc_view?pv_ocorrencia_id=407603
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	8	Official Curricular Structure	1	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The objectives of this CU are:
1. Give the students a multidisciplinary framework that integrates the different subjects related to the protection and promotion of children's rights;
2. Approach the research and theoretical production of different subjects - History, Sociology, Law, Psychology, Education, Health, Social Intervention, Politics, and Media - concerning the protection and promotion of the children's rights;
3. Analyse from an interdisciplinary point of view the relationships between the different subjects involved in the field of Child Protection;
4. Reflect on the social role of the different subjects involved in protecting and promoting children's rights.
5. Reflect on the ethics requirements  of research and intervention in the field of Child Protection

Learning outcomes and competences

Students should be able to:
1. Identify the empirical and theoretical contributions of the different subjects related to the protection and promotion of children's rights;
2. Compose the interdisciplinary relationships between these theoretical and empirical contributions;
3.Define the strengths and epistemological needs of each subject involved in the protection and promotion of children's rights and of multi and interdisciplinary approaches.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Basics of Protection and Children's Rights.
2. History of Protection and Children's Rights.
3. Sociology of Protection and Children's Rights.
4. The Law and the court in Protection and Children's Rights.
5. Psychology contributions to Protection and Children's Rights.
6. Education and Protection and Children's Rights. 
7. Health in prevention, assessment and intervention in Protection and Children's Rights. 
8. Social Intervention in Protection and Children's Rights. 
9. Policy and politics in Protection and Children's Rights; the promotion of a citizenship of rights.
10. The role of the media in the protection and promotion of the children's rights
11. Etichs in Child Protection

Mandatory literature

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and Council of Europe; Handbook on European law relating to the rights of the child, Publications Office of the European union, 2015. ISBN: 978-92-871-9917-1
Jill Duerr Berrick; The impossible imperative: Navigating the competing principles of Child Protection, Oxford University Press, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-19-067814-2
Spratt, T., Nett, J., Bromfield, L., Hietamaki, J., Kindler, H., & Ponnert, L. ; Child protection in Europe: Development of an international cross-comparison model to inform national policies and practices., British Journal of Social Work,  45 (5), 1508-1525, 2015. ISBN: doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcu109
Lisa Merkel-Holguin • John D. Fluke Richard D. Krugman; National Systems of Child Protection Understanding the International Variability and Context for Developing Policy and Practice, Springer, 2019. ISBN: 978-3-319-93347-4
Magalhães Teresa; Maus tratos em crianças e jovens. ISBN: 972-8717-39-3
Palacios, J. (Ed.) ; Maltrato infantil. Número monográfico de la revista Infancia y Aprendizaje, 1995
Mc Call, R. B., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Juffer, F., groark, C. J. & Groza, V. K. ; Children without permanent parents: Research, practice and policy, Wiley -Blackwell, 2011

Teaching methods and learning activities

1. Lectures presented by experts in the different fields;
2. Debates and round tables.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Trabalho escrito	90,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	50,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de investigação	20,00
Trabalho escrito	38,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must attend at least 75% of the classes and present a written essay.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final mark will consider the results obtained in:

1. Written essay (90%)

2. Class participation (10%)

Results will be provided on a scale 0-20.
Students must obtain at least 10 marks in order to pass.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Special situations will be considered case by case.

Classification improvement

This is only related to the "written essay" and should be carried out immediately after initial approval.