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| PSYC0927-1 | Disorders and disabilities of the cognitive development
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Master in Psychology, professional focus in social, work and organizations psychology, 1st year | | 4,5 |
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| Master in Speech and Language Therapy, Professional Focus in Spoken Language and Speech Handicaps, 2nd year | | 3 |
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| Master in Psychology, Professional Focus in Cognitive and Behavioural Neurosciences, 1st year | | 4,5 |
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| Master en sciences psychologiques, à finalité spécialisée en psychologie clinique, 1st year | | 4,5 |
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| Lecturer : | Laurence Rousselle |
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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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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| In this sequence of lessons, the various cognitive developmental disorders will be presented and illustrated using behavioral and neuroimaging data. This course will review attention and executive disorders, memory disorders, social cognition impairment, dysphasia, dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxias as opposed to a global intellectual disabilities and to acquired cognitive disorders. These problems will be addressed in the context of major neurodevelopmental disorders including: (1) genetic syndromes (eg Williams or velocardiofacial syndrome), (2) developmental disorder (eg, disorders of attention hyperactivity disorder or dysphasia), (3) learning disorders (dyslexia and dyscalculia), (4) psychiatric disorders (the cases of autism) and (5) in the case of clearly identifiable lesions or brain diseases (for example, the case of children with cerebral palsy, epileptic children or head trauma). The impact of psycho-affective disorders on cognitive functioning of children will be discussed.
The practical work, structured as problem based learning session, aims at giving the students the opportunity to familiarize with different types of complaints encountered in neuropediatric consultation. The student will be asked to clarify the complaint and its context and will be encouraged to formulate hypotheses to explain the difficulties of the child. Audio-visual material and readings will be provided to support the student's reasoning process. In this course, the student will be given the opportunity to consult the results of cognitive evaluation and will be encouraged to take a step back from the practice field. Knowledge of assessment tools in cognitive functioning is preferable. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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After this sequence of courses and practical work, students will be familiar with the main types of cognitive disorders that constitute the reasons for consultation in pediatric neurology. He will be able to make assumptions based on a complaint and to identify the cognitive disorders presented by children with learning difficulties or those with neurodevelopmental disorders. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| The course "PSYC1008-2 Pratiques des techniques d'observation, d'examen et d'entretien is a prerequisite" |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lectures and Problem Based Learning. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-Face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Majerus, S., Poncelet, M. & Van der Linden, M. (2009). Traité de Neuropsychologie de l'enfant. Marseille:Solal. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral Examination
Participation to practical work
Work to present orally |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Prof. L. Rousselle, Lecturer
laurence.rousselle@ulg.ac.be
Assistant : Magali Ngawa
magali.ngawa@ulg.ac.be |
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| Items online : |
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| slides |
| The slides will be posted on the dedicated course area on e-campus |
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