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| YSEM0001-1 | Approaches to the professions of psychology, teaching and logopedics
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| Lecturer : | Stéphanie Peters |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| All year long |
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Course contents :
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| The different events that make up this course (see: Planned learning activities and teaching methods) aim to accompany the construction of the students’ professional projects. This course will help students not only to think about their professional projects, but also to construct them. In particular, it will enable students to:
a) Discover a range of professional facts relating to psychology/pedagogy/logopedics;
b) Initiate reflection on the links between lectures and future professional practice;
c) Encounter, create connections and work with other students from Bac1 psychological and education sciences-general orientation or logopedics orientation;
d) Have the opportunity to think about the place of psychology/pedagogy/logopedics in society. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| For general orientation, the planned learning activites will enable the students to:
a) Gain a preliminary grasp of the diversity of application involve in the professions of psychology/pedagogy;
b) Understand the roles of the Psychologist/pedagogue and the issues involved in their professional practice;
c) Establish links between professional situations and the theories and methods covered in the course;
d) Interact with professionals and other students by adopting an adequate position in terms of language and attitudes;
e) To become involved in a reflective approach with regard to their learning experience and future professional lives;
f) Communicate in a clear and logical way the results of their observations and analyses.
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For the specialisation in speech & language therapy, the planned learning activities will allow students (in association with the speech & language therapist's set of core skills):
a) To identify prevention systems (Prevention - Novice)
b) To identify the stages of an assessment procedure and the professional attitudes to be adopted (Assessment - Novice)
c) To identify the stages of a care procedure and the professional attitudes to be adopted (Treatment - Novice)
d) To show respect to one's peers (Professional Relations - Novice)
e) To communicate properly (Professional Relations - Novice)
f) To develop their own view of the profession of speech & language therapist (Expertise - Novice)
g) To identify the functions and usefulness of research in speech & language therapy (Expertise - Novice)
h) To identify the professional associations and be familiar with the functions (Expertise - Novice)
i) To adopt a self-assessment approach (Expertise - Novice) |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The aims of the course will be covered by using a diversity of methods: individual and collective reflection, collective debriefings, and contact with professionals, practical exercises and a journal.
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For the general orientation, 4 types of activities will be implemented:
Two sessions are planned at the beginning and end of the year. The first aims to set the framework of the course; the second will be devoted to the synthesis of the course and its regulation.
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Profession-based conferences
8 conferences are planned. Professionals (psychologists and pedagogues) will be present and will give an account of their career paths and professional experience. The students will be requested to engage with these professionals.
Based on a list of conferences proposed by the lecturer, students will have to attend a minimum of 1 conference of their choice.
2 sessions involving work in small groups (maximum 10 students) are planned. The composition of these groups will be set by the course manager. With the help of a coordinator, students will be able to work on the construction of their representation of the profession of psychologisy/pedagogue by confronting the opinions and points of view expressed by the other students of the group.
- Throughout the year, students will have to keep a journal. At the end of each event (profession-based conference, group work sessions), students will have to complete a form the framework of which will be given to them at the start of the year.
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For speech & language therapy, similar activities will also be organised:
- plenary sessions: four sessions are planned, at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the year. The first two aim to establish the context of the course; the third one aims to take stock in the middle of the year; the last one will be dedicated to student presentations.
- professional conferences: students will be given the dates during the first plenary session. Eight conferences are planned. Professionals (speech & language therapists) will talk about their career and professional experiences. Students will be invited to talk to these professionals.
- choice of conferences: on the basis of a list of conferences suggested by the teacher, students must attend at least two of them.
- students must create a mind map of their idea of the profession of speech & language therapy and a personal portfolio.
- throughout the year, students must keep a log book. After each event (8 professional conferences, 2 conferences by selection), students must complete a sheet whose structure will be given to them at the beginning of the year. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| face-to-face |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| General orientation
The student will have to attend the events mentioned above and submit work.
Obligatory presence at the 9 following events (minimum):
-6 profession-based conferences.
-the choice of 1 conference.
-2 group-based work sessions. For these sessions, only absences that are justified by a medical certificate will be accepted and must be compensated for by complementary work. It will be the responsibility of the student to inform the lecturer as soon as possible who will then explain the requirements for the work.
Presence sheets will be taken at each event. With regard to the chosen conference, students will have to submit a certificate of presence supplied by the organizer.
The work will consist of:
-the contents of the student’s journal.
-the certificate of presence at the chosen conference.
-a written individual two-page summary (maximum) in which the student, by means of his or her journal gives his or her personal thoughts on the apprenticeship, surprises and questions he or she has with regard to the psychologist/pedagogue and the exercise of his or her profession as well as a link between professional practice and one of the courses on the programme. The quality requirements for this will be given during the course.
The assessment criteria will be announced during the first session of the course. These criteria will presence at the different events and the quality of work submitted into account.
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For speech & language therapy
Students must attend the above-mentioned events, make an oral presentation of their personal portfolio and hand in a piece of work whose contents are set out below.
Attendance at the following 12 events (minimum) is compulsory:
- minimum 6 of the 8 professional conferences;
- minimum 2 conferences by selection from among those proposed by the teacher;
- 4 plenary sessions. For these sessions, only absences supported by a medical certificate will be accepted and must be compensated for by an additional piece of work.
Attendance will be noted at each event. Concerning the conferences selected by the student, the latter must provide nominative proof of their attendance provided by the organiser.
Students must make an oral presentation of their portfolio. The instructions on how to compile the portfolio will be given to students during the mid-course session.
Students must hand in their work at the last class. It will be comprised of:
- The "professional conferences" sheets
- Proof of attendance at one of the compulsory conferences
- The "final BAC1 version" of the mind map
- Reflective work on surprises, questions that have arisen regarding speech & language therapy and the exercising of this profession, as well as a link between professional practice and one of the programme's courses.
- Self-assessment (with explanation) on critical learning at Novice level
The assessment criteria will be announced during the first session of the course. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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- 1st lecture : September 23 2013.
The lecturer will use the e-campus platform to exchange information with the students (documents to be downloaded, messages, agendas…).
- Outside the events mentioned (plenary sessions, group sessions, profession-based conferences, chosen donferences), there will be no lectures.
- Composition of groups (only for general orientation).
The composition of groups will be set by S. Peters. The composition of groups as well as the hours of work sessions for the groups will be announced by means of the e-campus. It will be the responsibility of the students to inform themselves as to the groups they belong to and the dates of their group work sessions. It should be noted that smaller work rooms will be reserved for these sessions; they will be allocated with the composition of the groups.
Events will only be organized once on the dates that will be communicated by the lecturer at the beginning of the year. There will therefore not be any event (conference, group session) organized between the exam sessions of May/June and August/September. |
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Contacts :
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| For general orientation
Stéphanie Peters
tel. : ++ 32 4 366 20 61
mail : s.peters@ulg.ac.be
For the logopedics orientation :
Trecy MARTINEZ PEREZ
tel : +32 (0)4/ 366.57.78
mail : trecy.martinezperez@ulg.ac.be |
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