FVPAA012 Working with People with Disabilities

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marta Kolaříková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marta Kolaříková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marta Kolaříková, Ph.D.
Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with complete information about pedagogical disciplines of special pedagogy, position in the system of sciences and current trends. Students will get an overview of the different types of disabilities and disorders, the family with the handicapped individual, the specificity of the development of individuals with different types of disabilities, their integration into the educational system within special education or individual educational programs, professional employment and involvement in the life of the society. At the same time, the purpose of lectures is to provide information on special-pedagogical diagnostics, therapy and prevention.
Syllabus
  • 1. Special Education, the aim and subject field. The status of special education in the science system. Breakdown of Special Education. Current trends in the treatment of persons with disabilities. Basic concepts (defect, defectivity, impaired socialization, integration and inclusion).
    2. Families with disabled children. Affected attitudes toward society.
    3. Special-pedagogical diagnostics.
    4. Tyflopaedia - terminology, classification, etiology. Psychological traits of people with visual disabilities. Assistive devices. Principles of communication. Educational and advisory institutes.
    5. Psychopaedia - terminology, classification, etiology. Psychological traits of people with intellectual disabilities. Educational and advisory institutes.
    6. Logopedics - terminology, classification, etiology. Communication disorder. Tools and technical resources for people with impaired communication abilities. Organization of logopedics´care.
    7. Surdopaedia - terminology, classification, etiology. Psychological traits of people with hearing disabilities. Assistive devices. Principles of communication. Educational and advisory institutes.
    8. Somatopaedia - terminology, classification, etiology. Psychological traits of persons with disabilities. Assistive devices. Principles of communication. Educational and advisory institutes.
    9. People with specific learning difficulties - terminology, classification, etiology, reeducation, diagnostics.
    10. Ethopedy.
    11. Autism. People with combined handicaps.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2021.
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