Study Programmes 2016-2017
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Intervention practices in at-risk or deficient populations
Duration :
30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in speech and language therapy (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Laurence Rousselle
Substitute(s) :
Magali Ngawa, Line Vossius
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
This course aims to introduce students to the main principles of disability-related intervention to optimize the development and well-being of persons with disabilities. The selected angle will consider these people in different periods of their lives (Life-Span Perspective) and try to understand the factors influencing their adaptation to various environmental situations. It will include the analysis of the needs of persons with disabilities and taking into account their evolution.
The practical work includes problem based learning session and field visit. It aims at giving the students the opportunity to think about how to elaborate a global intervention project taking count of the environment and of the specific needs of disabled children, to develop his knowledge of the disability-related network and to develop his ability to interact with the field actors.  
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
At the end of the course and practical work, students will be able to consider an intervention project adapted to the circumstances and needs of people with disabilities. They will have knowledge of professional networks.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Prerequisite and co-requisite units are presented within each program
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
The program provides multiple learning methods to enable students to grasp the main principles of the intervention on people with disability or at risk. It is therefore proposed theoretical contents, experiences illustrations, videos, a working group, observation in real situation (whether opportunities allow) and problem-based learning sequences (PBL)
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
face-to-face and Problem-based learning
Recommended or required readings :
The slides will be posted on the e-campus platform
Assessment methods and criteria :
June : assessment based on :
  • Mandatory participation to the PBL
  • Oral presentation by groups of students on a specific topic
  • Oral exam (based on the lessons and on the work presented by the students)
August : assessment based on :
  • Mandatory participation to the PBL (those who did not took part to the PBL session during the academic year will not be allowed to pass the exam in the second exam session)
  • Improvement of the written work based on the comments received (only in case of failure on this part)
  • Oral exam (based on the lessons and on the work presented by the students)
The student has to succeed each part of the course (PBL, Oral presentation and oral exam) to obtain a final rating of success. If one part is failed, the global rating for the course unit is the rating of the failed part.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Attendance to PBL is mandatory and determines the access to the oral exam. The student has to succeed each part of the course to obtain a final mark of success If one part is failed, the global rating for the course unit is the rating of the failed part.
Contacts :
Prof. L. Rousselle, Lecturer laurence.rousselle@ulg.ac.be Assistants : Magali Ngawa m.ngawa@ulg.ac.be Line Vossius line.vossius@ulg.ac.be