FVP:UVSRPHP012 Communication with People with - Course Information

UVSRPHP012 Communication with People with Disabilities

Extent and Intensity

13/13/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

PaedDr. Yveta Odstrčilíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. et Mgr. Marta Kolaříková, Ph.D.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: JUDr. Marie Sciskalová, Ph.D.

Prerequisites (in Czech)

FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(N) && FORMA(P)

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Public Administration and Social Politics (programme FVP, VSSP)

Course objectives

The course aims to provide students with comprehensive information on disability issues with a special emphasis on the specifics of communication of selected groups of individuals.The course focuses on the principles of dignified and effective communication with persons with disabilities.Instruction is interactive and conducted in an experiential way.It is based on the specific problem situations which persons with disabilities often face when dealing with the authorities, in healthcare and education.The emphasis is on familiarity with the techniques of proper communication and training in special skills.Students will gain knowledge of the specifics of particular target group of people with disabilities and the basic skills to use in contact with this group.

Learning outcomes

Professional knowledge:
Students acquire and demonstrate knowledge of basic findings in the field of communication, with particular emphasis on the specifics of the communication with disabled individuals.They can describe visual, mental, hearing and physical disability groups, including people with communication disorders and pervasive disorders.Students are well versed in the specificities resulting from various types and degrees of disability, they can assess the possibility of individual development of the individual and they are familiar with the offer of educational and counselling services.¨

Professional skills:
Students are well versed in the specific communication of selected types of disability, they know the possibilities of compensation and the use of methods of alternative and augmentative communication so as to be able to communicate with clients in practice both in social services and in public administration.They are familiar with the relevant field literature, can locate, interpret and apply the gained information in practice.They are able to integrate the acquired knowledge to the needs of the practice in the field.

General Qualification:
Students understand the importance of the adequacy of communication with individuals with disabilities and potential risks of failure or imbalance of communication in their future career.At the same time, the methods of the course will encourage the development of critical thinking, creativity and the students' ability to make decisions independently and responsibly.By completing the course, students will be eligible not only to use their knowledge and skills for a specific job, but also to respond better to the specific communication of clients with various degrees of disability.Simultaneously, the methods of the course will encourage development.

Syllabus

• 1. Communication - its importance in human life, verbal and non-verbal, specifics of communication with persons with disabilities.
• 2. Individuals with disabilities, the definition of the target group, a family with a disabled individual, societal attitudes, myths and prejudices.Current trends in approach to persons with disabilitiesSystem of care for individuals with disabilities from birth to old age, including current legislative changes aimed at inclusive education
• 3. Individuals with visual impairment: classification, aetiology.Specificity of development of individuals with visual impairments.Assistive devices.Principles of communication.Braille, walking with a white cane, walking with a guide.Problematic situations.
• 4. Individuals with mental disabilities: classification, aetiology.Developmental specificity of individuals with mental disabilities.Principles of correct communication.Problematic situations.
• 5. Communication with individuals with impaired communication skills, with special attention to clarity and fluency of speech disorders and aphasia.Problematic situations.
• 6. Individuals with hearing impairment: classification, etiology, specifics of communication of people with cochlear implants.Oral speech, principles of lip reading, sign language, Czech sign language, finger alphabet.Problematic situations.
• 7. An individual with disabilities: classification, aetiology.Developmental specificity of individuals with physical disabilities.Assistive devices.Principles of communication.
• 8. Communication with individuals with pervasive developmental disorders.
• 9. Alternative and augmentative communication.
• 10.– 12.Excursion to a facility for individuals with disabilities.

Literature

required literature
• BENDOVÁ, Petra. Alternativní a augmentativní komunikace. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7435-508-0.
• FINKOVÁ, Dita a LibušeLUDÍKOVÁ. Specifika komunikace s osobami se zrakovým postižením. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2013. ISBN 978-80-244-3696-8.
• KRHUTOVÁ, Lenka. Komunikace v kontextu sociální práce s klienty se zdravotním postižením [CD-ROM]. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7464-411-5.
• PAROUBKOVÁ, Markéta. Proč?: učebnice k rozvoji komunikace. Olomouc: Balanc, o.s. – Společnost pro vyrovnávání příležitosti, 2015. ISBN 978-80-260-8874-5.
• SLOWÍK, J. Komunikace s lidmi s postižením. Praha: Portál, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7367-691-9. info

recommended literature
• LECHTA, Viktor. Inkluzivní pedagogika. Praha: Portál, 2016. ISBN 978-80-262-1123-5.
• MICHALÍK, Jan a kolektiv. Osoby se zdravotním postižením - speciálně pedagogické aspekty komunikace. Ústí nad Labem: EdA, 2012. SBN 978-80-904927-6-9.
• MICHALÍK, J. Zdravotní postižení a pomáhající profese. Praha: Portál, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7367-859-3. info
• POTMĚŠILOVÁ, P. et al. Speciální pedagogika nejen pro sociální pedagogy. Praha: Parta, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7320-179-1. info
• RAY, Eileen Berlin. Case studies in communication and disenfranchisement: Applications to social health issues. Routledge, 2013. ISBN 0-8058-1675-5.
• VITÁSKOVÁ, Kateřina a kolektiv. Vybrané odchylky a narušení komunikační schopnosti se zaměřením na specifika logopedické a surdopedické diagnostiky a intervence. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2015. ISBN 978-80-244-4908-1.

Assessment methods

Credit full-time study: awarded for active participation in seminars, elaboration and presentation of selected topic that expands on a lecture topic, ability to participate on discussions.Verification of knowledge and skills to deal with clients with disabilities by an oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

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