PdF:SPc302 Counseling, Diagnosis and Inte - Course Information

SPc302 Counseling, Diagnosis and Intervention in Education of Students with Visual Impairments I.

Extent and Intensity

0/0/1.3. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Petra Röderová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Petra Röderová, 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

Prerequisites

Finished basic course in education of visually impaired

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

• Additional studies to expand a professional qualification pursuant to Art. § 6 para. 1 letter b) No. 317/2005 Coll. (to obtain the qualification of a special pedagogue) and Studies in the field of special pedagogical sciences according to § 2 of Decree no. No. 317/2005 Coll. (to obtain the qualification of teacher of children and pupils with SEN) (programme PdF, C-CV)
• Additional studies to extend a professional qualification in Special Education (programme PdF, C-CV)

Course objectives

Student knows organization dedicated to counselling and intervention for children with visual impairments, the student will be able to define and explain the activities of these organizations. Student will know the basic interventional and diagnostic procedures for the target group of visually impaired children in preschool age

Learning outcomes

The student knows the history of intervention in people with visual impairment
Student will be familiar with the tasks of Vision Therapy
The student can use the methods of visual stimulation
Student will know Lilli Nielsen Methodology and aids by Lilli Nielsen
The student can diagnose major visual functions using diagnostic tests

Syllabus

• Low Vision therapy
• Lilli Nielsen - Theory of Active learning, special aids according to Lilli Nielsen
• International intervention methods
• Diagnostics of visual impairment with a focus on functional vision, diagnostic methods according to Lea Hyvarinen
• Diagnostic tools
• Early intervention
• Counselling services focusing on pre-school age

Literature

required literature
• OPATŘILOVÁ, Dagmar and Zita NOVÁKOVÁ. Raná podpora a intervence u dětí se zdravotním postižením (Early Support and Intervention for Children with Disabilities). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012, 321 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5880-4. info
• NIELSENOVÁ, Lilli. Učení zrakově postižených dětí v raném věku. České vyd. 1. Praha: ISV nakladatelství, 1998, 119 s. ISBN 80-85866-26-9. info
• MORAVCOVÁ, Dagmar. Zraková terapie slabozrakých a pacientů s nízkým vizem. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triton, 2004, 203 s. ISBN 8072544764. info

recommended literature
• MORAVCOVÁ, Dagmar. Zraková terapie slabozrakých : jak efektivně využít slabý zrak. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Triton, 2007, 39 s. ISBN 9788072549498. info

Teaching methods

lectures, individual study, discussions, videos

Assessment methods

Attendance min. 70%, discussions. Succesfully finished exam (oral or written form).

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 16 hodin.

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