SPc080 Basics of Education of Individuals with Physical Impairments

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Ilona Fialová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Mgr. Ilona Fialová, Ph.D.
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
Introduction to Special Education - Education and training of individuals with physical disabilities The aim of the course is to acquaint students with basic concepts of the field physically disabilities: subject, etiology, classification and characteristics of physical disabilities. Redress. Methodology, didactics. The system of special care facilities for pupils with     physical disabilities. Prevention, integration, consultancy. After successful completion, the student will be well oriented in problems of upbringing and education of children and pupils with physical disabilities. He can characterize different types of disability. Students will focus on counseling and diagnosis of physical disabilities.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to: - to identify the basic concepts of Education and training of individuals with physical disabilities; - to characterize etiology and classification of physical defects; - to characterize individual movement defects and chronic diseases; - describe the educational and counseling system for the education of physically disabled pupils and chronic illnesses; - understand the problems of special education diagnostics disabilities; - describe therapeutic methods suitable for the overall development of physically handicapped pupils.
Syllabus
  • Course syllabus: 1. The development of the society towards physically disabilities and ill persons. 2. Creating and development of education of pupils with physical disabilities, main representatives (Jedlička, Bartoš, Chlup, Bakule, Monatová, Kábele) 3. The current situation in education of physically disabled (rehabilitation units, special pre-school education, special schools elementary and grammar schools). 4. Integration of physically disabled to main stream schools, law 5. System of counselling in the Czech Republic (NÚV, SPC, PPP, SVP). 6. Organisation of hospital schools (content and organisation of education, studying plans, curriculum, and books). 7. Consideration and tasks of hospital schools, evaluation, classification. 8. Characteristic of chronically ill (heart diseases, respiratory system, allergy, disorders of metabolism, tumour diseases, skin diseases). 9. Epilepsy. 10. Specifics of work with chronically ill. 11. Classification of physical dysfunctions. 12. Central and peripheral paresis, characteristic of the most often disorders by children. 13. Central and peripheral paresis, characteristic of the most often diseases by adults (Sclerosis multiplex, Parkinsons disease, cerebral heredoataxy, embolism, Friedrichs heredoataxy). 14. Cerebral palsy, aetiology, forms of CP, psycho-motor development. 15. Poliomyelitis, aetiology, consequences. 16. Deformations, classification, characteristic of particular deformations. 17. Back diseases scoliosis, kyfosis, characteristics, care. 18. Perthess disease, aetiology, consequences, care. 19. Degenerative disorders of body (arthritis, tuberculosis of bones, arthritis, Bechtìrevova disease, necrosis. 20. Muscular dystrophy (myopathy), aetiology, consequences, care. 21. Specifics of work with physically disabled. 22. ADD/ ADHD, psycho-motor development. 23. Social physical and social aspects of physical dysfunction. 24. Comprehensive rehabilitation, perspectives and trends. 25. Seniors and disability (possibilities of care).
Literature
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  • VÍTKOVÁ, M. Integrativní speciální pedagogika. Integrace školní a sociální. 2. přepracované a rozšířené vydání. Brno: Paido, 2004. ISBN 80-7315-071-9.
  • TANNENBERGEROVÁ, Monika and Lucie OBROVSKÁ. Inkluze jako problematika současné sociální pedagogiky a její možná podpora pomocí projektu „Férová škola“ (Inclusion as a Question of Current Social Pedagogy and its possible support by the Project „Fair School“). In Sociální pedagogika ve střední Evropě 2010 - inovace a nové trendy (Sborník příspěvků z mezinárodní konference). 2010. ISBN 978-80-87182-15-4. URL info
  • PANČOCHA, Karel. Inkluze versus exkluze. Determinanty životní dráhy jedince v inkluzivním a rezidenčním prostředí (Inclusion versus exclusion. Determinants of life carreer of a person in inclusive and residential settings). 2010. info
  • VÍTEK, Jiří. Kvalita života žáků s epileptickými záchvaty - aspekty psychosociální a pedagogické (Quality of Life of Pupils with Epileptic seizures - Psychosocial and Educational Aspects). In Bartoňová, M., Vítková, M. et al. Vzdělávání žáků se speciálními vzdělávacími potřebami II. Education of Pupils with Special Educational Needs II. 1st ed. Brno: Paido, Brno, 2008, p. 173 - 186. Pedagogická literatura. ISBN 978-80-7315-170-6. info
  • VÍTEK, Jiří. Medicínská propedeutika pro speciální pedagogy. Úvod do neurologie. Úvod do oftalmologie. (Medical Propedeutics for Special Needs Teachers. Introduction to Neurology. Introduction to Ophthalmology.). 1st ed. Brno: Paido Brno, 2007, 128 pp. Edice pedagogické literatury. ISBN 978-80-7315-154-6. info
  • VÍTEK, Jiří. Epilepsie v dětském věku (Childhood Epilepsy). In Vítková, M. Somatopedické aspekty. 2nd ed. Brno: Paido Brno, 2006, p. 69 - 96, 13 pp. Edice pedagogické literatury. ISBN 80-7315-134-0. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical training. Classes will be accompanied by appropriate documentary films.
Assessment methods
Attendance: 50% distance study. Review of professional publication, whose topic will concern education of physically impaired individuals. Written test, contains 40 questions. For successful completion of this course is required 75 % correct answers.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
Teacher's information
Information will be provided by the teacher at the beginning of the semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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