Study Programmes 2015-2016
PSYC1132-1  
Psychomotility
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in speech and language therapy (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Marc Vanderthommen
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
This course, divided into two parts, analyses the following elements:

  • 1st part
-The stages of infant mobility development
- The analysis of the important motor functions (walking and locomotion, prehension, balance, etc.)
- The classification of motor functions
- The analysis of the links between the motor domain and the cognitive domain
- Analysis of learning processes
- Fundamental motor education for healthy children

  • 2nd part
- Cerebral motor palsy

- assessment of neuromotor troubles.

- rehabilitation and treatments.
Learning outcomes of the course :
The objective of the course is to approach concepts related to the healthy child's motor development and the impact of this motor development on cognitive aspects. These elements allow the healthy child to learn fundamental motor abilities. The second part is dedicated to rehabilitation and treatments of cerebral motor palsy patients.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
The second part of this course is given in common to Physiotherapy BAC 2 students.
Recommended or required readings :
Course reading available from the lecturer and on MyULG.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written exam: open questions.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
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