Pediatric Psychology

Code:

PCS06

Acronym:

PP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Psychology

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MPSIC	24	Plano de Estudos 2021	1	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to:

• Understand the main areas of intervention, objectives and methodologies, targeted at different stages of childhood and adolescence, in health management and adaptation to illness and rehabilitation.
• Relate and distinguish the main paradigms of pediatric psychology intervention.
• Understand the major health problems and development in childhood and adolescence and understand their psychological implications.
• Apply a developmental approach to the analysis of psychological problems associated with the disease and dysfunction, and to intervention programs.
• Understand, select and outline assessment-intervention methodologies for different problems of adaptation, experiences and treatment in situations of acute and chronic illness.
• Understand the importance of parenting interventions in pediatric psychology and know how to apply the methods of intervention in this context

Learning outcomes and competences

Students learning outcomes:

Capacity to describe the main areas of intervention, objectives and methodologies, targeted at different stages of childhood and adolescence, in the management of common health problems and adaptation to illness and rehabilitation.

Capacity to identify and relate the main paradigms of pediatric psychology intervention

Capacity to identify the psychological implications of the major health problems of childhood and adolescence

Capacity to analyse the psychological problems associated with the disease within the framework of a developmental perspective

Capacity to adapt Pediatric Psychology interventions to the developmental level of children and adolescents

Capacity to plan and to substanciate assessment and intervention strategies  for different problems of adaptation, experiences and treatment in situations of acute and chronic illness

Capacity to evaluate the need for, and to plan, interventions in educational contexts (school and family) in pediatric psychology

Capacity to critically evaluate and use the research literature in this domain

Working method

Presencial

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

Not applicable.

Program

1. Pediatric Psychology: Objectives and areas of intervention.


2. Contribution of other areas: health psychology, psychology of cognitive development and socio-cognitive, developmental psychopathology of child and adolescent.


3. Beliefs and meanings of health and illness: meanings of children and adolescents; meanings of adults (parents, educators and professionals).


4. Intervention with parents in Pediatric Psychology: decision-making, objectives and phases.


5. Intervention process with children and adolescents in Pediatric Psychology: behavioral and cognitive methodologies.


6. Health and development problems during childhood / adolescence.


7. Child hospitalization: risk and protection conditions; impact on child and family development.


8. Pediatric pain: prevention and control.


9. Chronic pediatric disease: parental adaptation and adherence


10. Models of Health Education and Health Promotion

Mandatory literature

Roberts Michael C. 340; Handbook of pediatric psychology. ISBN: 1-57230-366-2
Dennis Drotar; Psychological interventions in childhood chronic illness. ISBN: 1-59147-330-6
Thomas J. Power; Pediatric school psychology. ISBN: 978-0-415-87110-5
Brandon S. Aylward; Historical developments and trends in pediatric psychology

Complementary Bibliography

Barros, L.; Psicologia Pediátrica: perspectiva desenvolvimentista. , Lisboa: Climepsi, 2003
LeAdelle Phelps (Eds.) ; Chronic health-related disorders in children: collaborative medical and psychoeducational interventions, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, US, 2006
Anthony Spirito; Effective and emerging treatments in pediatric psychology. ISBN: 978-0-19-518839-4
Sesma, H. W.; Pediatric Neuropsychology Case Studies: From the Exceptional to the Commonplace. , Springer-Verlag New York, LLC., 2010

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching methodology is based on exposure procedures accompanied by tutorial and experiential activities, namely:

1. Exhibition of themes.
2. Experiential activities.
3. Case study and analysis.
4. Analysis of scientific articles
5. Viewing and analyzing videos.
6. Lectures with invited experts and

first-person testimonials

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology > Clinical psychology
Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Trabalho escrito	25,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	25,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

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

Eligibility for exams

• Classes are mandatory.


• Mandatory presence in 75% of the classes taught.


• The final grade will be obtained by adding the grade obtained in the final exam with the grade of the work to be carried out during the semester 

Calculation formula of final grade

The final score is obtained by summing the score of the final exam with a score of work to be done during the semester with the following weighting:

• • with the following weighting: 
  1. Final exam: Scale from 0 to 20 (50%)
  2. Oral presentation of the work developed during the semester (considering the approach to chronic illness in childhood and adolescence researching current research related to a specific problem to elaborate a literature review on Intervention programs): Scale from 0 to 20 values ​​ (25 %).
  3. Written work on the work presented orally: Scale from 0 to 20 (25%).

   

  The grade in the final exam and the grade in the works cannot be less than 7.5 values

  The student will take the UC if he / she obtains a minimum total score of 10 values.

  All grades are expressed on a scale of 0 to 20 values.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Internship work/project

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Special cases will be evaluated by a final written exam (100%), covering all the contents of the UC syllabus.

Classification improvement

Classification can be improved only once, by performing a new written examination, up to the time of the final exam periods of the academic year immediately following that in which the student was approved in the UC (and in which the course has provided examination)