Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in psychology and education : speech and language therapy | 3 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in psychology and education : general | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in education (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
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)
PSYC5870-1 : Cognitive psychology and language langage (partim II)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
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
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Additional information:
Written exam
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
a.comblain@uliege