FF:PSA_030 Practice in Child Counselling - Course Information
PSA_030 Practice in Child Counselling Psychology
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2013
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/10. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Tatjana Bláhová (lecturer)
PhDr. Pavel Humpolíček, Ph.D. (alternate examiner) - Guaranteed by
- PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts - Prerequisites
- PSA_0SZ Comprehensive Examination || PSA_SZ Bachelor Degree Examination
II. Cycle programme assumes knowledge of topics and literature of subjects: PSA 019, PSA O36 - Psychology of Development I, II, PSA 052 Consulting Psychology, PSA O53 Psychological Diagnostics of Children and Adolescents. Attendance of semester obligatory briefing where student registers chosen subject is necessary. Date and place of meeting will be advised to students via email well in advance. - 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
- Psychology (programme FF, M-PS) (2)
- Course objectives
- It is scheduled two weeks short-term attachment (10 working days altogether) in pedagogical-psychological consultancies and other state or private institutions working in field of care for children and adolescents inside the Czech Republic. Aim of subject study is to acquire basic orientation and overview of work of psychologists in these organizations and understanding of practice within specialized framework of consulting psychology. Student will gain basic knowledge and orientation in special practical subjects comprising work of psychologists in these work places, practical experience in working with client (under supervision of psychologist) and also practical experience in using diagnostic method (under supervision of psychologist).
- Syllabus
- Duration of short-term attachment practice is two weeks. It is recommended to split stay into one week attachment in some of pedagogical-psychological consultancies and one week attachment in other state institutions working inside framework of educational resort (for instance SPC, schools of special needs, homes for youths etc.) or alternatively one week in private establishments working with children and adolescents. During this short-term practice students (after agreement with psychologist who leads students’ practice) are to conduct one anamnesis under supervision of psychologist, to work using one diagnostic method (recommended is WISC III) under supervision of psychologist.
- Literature
- SVOBODA, Mojmír. Psychodiagnostika dětí a dospívajících. (Psychogiagnostics of Child and Adolescents). 1st ed. Praha: Portál, 2001, 791 pp. Studium. ISBN 80-7178-545-8. info
- MATĚJČEK, Zdeněk. Praxe dětského psychologického poradenství. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1991, 335 s. ISBN 8004245269. info
- Teaching methods
- Students are asked to reserve two weeks of short-term attachment practice in recommended work places by themselves. Tuitions are run in parts. Students are required to comply with working regulations of chosen working place and keep themselves with rules of professional etiquette.
- Assessment methods
- Requirement for obtaining term credit is submission of written paper comprising of confirmation of active work participation from individual work places recorded in "Protocol of passing practice in children’s consulting psychology", written compilation of one anamnesis conducted under supervision of psychologist, written elaboration of one diagnostic method used under supervision of psychologist. This elaboration must contain observation from working process with diagnostic method, overview of results and basic diagnostic conclusions and personal reflection on short-term work attachment.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10 dnů. - Information about innovation of course.
- This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.
- Teacher's information
- http://www.phil.muni.cz/psych/download/protokoly/det_por_ok.doc
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2013, recent)
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