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Methodology of work with people with disabilities

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Course ID: 2300-MD/EIiW-MPON
Erasmus code / ISCED: (unknown) / (unknown)
Course title: Methodology of work with people with disabilities
Name in Polish: MD/EIW - Metodyka pracy z osobami niepełnosprawnymi
Organizational unit: Faculty of Education
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): (not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language: Polish
Prerequisites (description):

The student acquires the knowledge of the methodology of both teaching and bringing up the disabled people.

Mode:

Classroom

Short description:

The course covers the theoretical issues concerning the nature of cognitive processes and properties of the disabled persons. It also defines the scope of the pedagogical and educational activities which ensures the effectiveness of educating, assisting and supporting the group of people in question. Methodological competence pertains to the issues of teaching and raising the individuals with disability of any kinds.

Full description:

The issues to be discussed include definition, classification and etiology of disability. The classes will also involve discussion of the issues concerning the availability of special and inclusive institutions for people with disability. The theoretical issues pertain to the nature of teaching and upbringing individuals belonging to various groups of people with disability (motor, intellectual, vision, hearing) and of people with chronic diseases and pervasive development disorders. The course also covers the methodology of education in social relations, cognitive activities, perceptual and motor skills and autonomy. The program of classes also includes obtaining information about augmentative and alternative communication and the methods of supporting the development of disabled persons. The course also lists the tasks of a teacher working with a particular child and cooperating with parents and caretakers.

Bibliography: (in Polish)

Literatura podstawowa:

Chrzanowska I. "Pedagogika specjalna. Od tradycji do współczesności. Impuls. Kraków 2015.

Dykcik W. (red.) „Pedagogika Specjalna” PWN, Warszawa 1997;

Hulek A.(red.) "Pedagogiki rewalidacyjna, PWN, 1977;

Obuchowska I. „Dziecko niepełnosprawne w rodzinie” WSziP, Warszawa 1977;

Piekut-Brodzka D., Kuczyńska-Kwapisz J. (red.)"Pedagogika specjalna dla pracowników socjalnych" Wyd. APS;

Smith D. „ Pedagogika specjalna. Podręcznik akademicki” tom 1 i 2

PWN, Warszawa 2008;

Sowa I. Wojciechowski F. "Proces rehabilitacji w kontekście edukacyjnym, Wyd. FOSZE, Rzeszów 2001.

Learning outcomes:

On completion of the course, the student:

(knowledge) - gives definitions, causes and degrees of the disability;

- knows and can describe institutions providing assistance to disabled persons;

(abilities) - describes functioning of people with particular degree of disability;

- is able to determine special educational needs of disabled children and people with pervasive development disorders;

- can adapt educational requirements to the needs of an intellectually disabled child;

(attitudes) - is able to diversify behavioral incentives of disabled people

- understands the need to support disabled people and their families.

Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Presence and active participation in class, being acquainted with books, test.

Practical placement:

The subject is accompanied by 30 hours of practical training.

This course is not currently offered.
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