SPDRA_VZSO Specialisation - Broad Scientific Foundation - Physical Handicaps

Faculty of Education
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
30/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Mgr. Dagmar Opatřilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Marie Vítková, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Marie Vítková, CSc.
Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Mgr. Ilona Fialová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
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
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to widen student´s knowledge about intervention in individuals with physical impairment and to acquire special diagnostics and supportive methods of work. Furthermore, to understand the system of provided care from early age till adulthood. To be able to combine knowledge from other fields - education of individuals with mental/visual impairment, speech disorders and medical areas (neurology, physiotherapy, orthopedics, psychiatry, ENT, phoniatrics, ophthalmology).
Syllabus
  • Basic syllabus: Development of society attitude to physically impaired individuals. Characterization of individuals with physical impairment. Social dimension of physical impairment. Educational system for individuals with physical impairment, inclusion in the Czech republic. Physical impairment in life phases. Special pedagogical diagnostics in individuals with physical impairment. Therapy in special education care (therapeutic rehabilitation in central motoneuron disorder, ergotherapy, concept of basal stimulation, hippotherapy etc.). Specialized syllabus: Characteristics of youth with chronical illness (epilepsy, alergy, asthma) and their influence on education of children and youth, their profession and quality of life. Cerebral palsy, etiology, characteristics, forms. Cerebral palsy as combined disability, characteristics (motion impairment with associated mental disability, epilepsy, sensory impairment, communication abilities). Brain injuries from medical and pedagogical point of view. Degenerative muscular disorders, Duchenn progresive muscular dystropyhy.
Literature
    required literature
  • VÍTKOVÁ, Marie. Somatopedie. Speciální pedagogika osob s tělesným a zrakovým postižením. (Education of persons with physical disabilities). In VALENTA, M. a kol. Přehled speciální pedagogiky. Rámcové kompendium oboru. 1. vydání. Praha: Portál, s.r.o., 2014, p. 104-130. ISBN 978-80-262-0602-6. info
  • FIALOVÁ, Ilona, Dagmar OPATŘILOVÁ and Lucie PROCHÁZKOVÁ. Somatopedie. Texty k distančnímu vzdělávání. (Education of Pupils with Physical Disability. Texts for Distance Education). Brno: Paido, 2012, 222 pp. Učební texty. ISBN 978-80-7315-233-8. info
  • OPATŘILOVÁ, Dagmar. Analýza současného stavu inkluzivního vzdělávání v České republice u jedinců s tělesným postižením v předškolním a základním vzdělávání. (Analysis of Current Situation of Inclusive Education in the Czech Republic in Students with Physical Disabilities in Nursery and Primary Education.). První. Brno: MSD, sr.o., 2009, 322 pp. Pol-36/09-02/58. ISBN 978-80-210-5030-3. info
  • VÍTKOVÁ, Marie. Paradigma somatopedie (Paradigm of special educating of physicaly disabled). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 139 pp. Pedagogická literatura. ISBN 80-210-1953-0. info
    recommended literature
  • Přinosilová, D. (2007) Diagnostika ve speciální pedagogice. Brno: Paido. Říčan, P., Krejčířová, D. (1997) Dětská klinická psychologie. Praha: Grada-Avicenum. Říčan, P., Vágnerová, M. (1991) Dětská klinická psychologie. Praha: Avicenum. Šlapal, R. (1996)
Teaching methods
Self study, seminar thesis
Assessment methods
Process of seminar thesis in the lenght of 10 - 15 pages concerning course syllabus topics - one from basic and one from specialized syllabus. The course will be taught in 2 semesters.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019.
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