2019-2020 / PSYC0918-1

Psychology of disability and introduction to associated psychopathologies

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in psychology and education : speech and language therapy3 crédits 
 Bachelor in psychology and education : general3 crédits 
 Master in education (120 ECTS)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Annick Comblain

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

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 major key concepts of psychology of disability (through the main international classifications.
 A particular focus will be on the genetic intellectual disability and intersyndromic differences.


For each pathology :
Psychomotor development
Cognitive development
Communication and language development
Affective development and attacment
Emotional development
Social development
 
Introduction
History  and rights
School organization in Belgium
 
Terminology and classifications
Epidemiology, etiology and diagnostic
Intellectual disorders - Mental deficiency
Blindness and low vision
Deafness
Autism and related troubles
Motor disabilities

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the course, students will gain awareness of the main characteristic of the psychological development of people with physical or mental disabilities and will have a better understanding of the psychological issues of interventions and of the role of the professionals in the follow up of people with disabilities.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

PSYC5868-1 : Cognitive psychology and language  langage  (partim I)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Ex cathedra courses 
 
Pool of questions on e-campus

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

face-to-face and videos

Recommended or required readings

Recommended
The slides will be posted on MyULg.



Bibliography to go further
Rondal, JA, & Comblain, A. (Eds.) (2001) Manuel de psychologie des handicaps : Sémiologie et principes de remédiation. Mardaga 
Nader-Grobois, N. (2015) Psychologie du handicap. De Boeck
Pagès, V. (2015) Handicaps et psychopathologies. Dunod
Poussin, M. & Galiano, AR (Eds.) (2014) Psychologie du handicap : 13 études de cas. Editions In Press

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

a.comblain@uliege  

 

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

e-campus
Powerpoints + audio
pdf
Forum de
 
My-ULg
Podcasts

Assessment subjects

"Open" questions ouvertes (see pool)

Mental deficiency
 
"closed" questions : all the cfapters

See quizz on e-campus for examples
 

Assessment methods

Evaluation à distance
30 QCM questions
1 "open" question

Contacts

a.comblain@uliege.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

See June

Assessment methods

See June

Contacts

a.comblain@uliege.be