Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Intervention in Learning Difficulties
Other languages of instruction: Catalan
Teaching staff
Contact with students will be through email and after lessons.
Introduction
This subject is aimed at students interested in clinical work with children and teenagers and Educational Psychology. It examines the disorders that have a direct or indirect influence on the learning process in children or young adults. Moreover, it aims to analyse the treatment of these disorders in re-education centres, and the treatment and rules needed in order to ensure inclusiveness in schools and the right teaching process to follow, as well as the best educational and professional guidance.
Pre-course requirements
Students should have previously completed and passed the third-year Educational Psychology course.
Objectives
- To study the possible interventions, techniques, methodologies, and resources in LD and disorders whose characteristics influence learning.
- To learn about the different strategies to pay proper attention to diversity and be aware of how to advise schools and teachers correctly.
- To learn about and understand the difficulties faced by children and young adults and the impact that they have in different contexts. To know what implications LD have emotionally and the co-morbidities that can exist.
- To be able to provide useful guidance to the families of these children or young adults.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- CN05 - At the end of the Degree, the student will be able to explain and identify the main stages of human development, their progression and identify the characteristic signs and symptoms of the most frequent psychological conditions in each stage of development.
- CP06 - At the end of the Degree, the student will be able to develop psychological intervention strategies based on the context or service, taking into account the knowledge, skills, defence of arguments, problem solving and self-evaluation of psychology.
- HB05 - At the end of the Degree the student will be able to apply theoretical knowledge of psychology to professional practice with simulation of real cases.
- HB07 - At the end of the Degree the student will be able to prepare actions or psychological interventions based on effective communication and a good relationship of help and support.
Learning outcomes of the subject
-At the end of the subject, students will be able to describe the symptoms of the learning difficulties of the child and adolescent population, as well as the intervention in the school and family environment.
-At the end of the subject, students will be able to apply the appropriate intervention guidelines and methods, taking into account the specific characteristics of a simulated patient.
-At the end of the subject, students will be able to apply the knowledge acquired in the field of learning difficulties, in simulated real contexts.
-At the end of the subject, students will be able to carry out appropriate interventions in neurodevelopmental disorders, adapting the necessary communication skills (oral and written) to simulated real cases.
Syllabus
- Introduction to learning difficulties, educational needs and disorders of neuro-development that affect learning.
- Intervention in intellectual giftedness.
- Intervention in ASD.
- Intervention in ADHD.
- Intervention in specific learning disorders with difficulties in reading.
- Intervention in specific learning disorders with difficulties in writing.
- Intervention in specific learning disorders with difficulties in maths.
- Intervention in language disorders.
Teaching and learning activities
In person
Written exams (WE)
Class participation (CP)
Case resolution (CR)
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
THE REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED IN THE PSYCHOLOGY DEGREE WILL ALWAYS BE FOLLOWED.
The final exam has a value of 100%.There will be a written exam where students will have to answer competence questions in a simulated case.
A grade of 5 or higher must be achieved in the exam to pass the subject.
Second call:
A grade of 5 or higher must be achieved in the exam to pass the subject.
If it is suspended in the second call, the subject must be repeated in its entirety.
Bibliography and resources
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Evaluation period
- E1 15/01/2025 A04 08:00h