Methods of therapy for children with special educational needs  

Timetable

1 grupa x 30 godz.

Module aim (aims)

acquiring knowledge about basic neurodevelopmental disorders and learning difficulties
acquiring knowledge about basic methods of therapeutic work with students individually, in the classroom,
developing therapeutic skills through practical exercises
getting to know individual cases from different countries

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)

English at an intermediate level (B1 level)
Basic knowledge of child development
Basic knowledge of the therapeutic process and education

Syllabus

 

 

1: Introduction. Getting to know the group and expectations in the class
2: Neurodevelopmental disorders, part 1
3: Neurodevelopmental disorders, part 2
4: Learning disabilities
5 The specificity of the teenage period and the risk of developing mental disorders
6. Polyvagal theory as a basis for therapeutic work
7. Relational and systemic approach in therapy
8. Methods of therapeutic work: somatic
9. Methods of therapeutic work: attachment
10. Methods of therapeutic work: work with trauma
11. Methods of therapeutic work: relational
12. Methods of therapeutic work: play therapy
13. Participants’ final presentations, part 1.
14. Participants’ final presentations, part 2.
15. Discussion. Evaluation, summary and reflection.

Reading list

Cozolino, L. J. (2006). The neurobiology of interpersonal relationships. Attachment and the development of the social brain. London: W. W. Norton & Company.

Davies, C. E., Zeedyk, M. S., Walls, S., Betts, N., Parry, S. (2008). Using imitation to establish communication channels with institutionalized children in Romania: bridging the gap. In: M. S. Zeedyk (ed.). Promoting social interaction for people with communication disorders . London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. P. 84–101.

Kennedy, H., Sked, H. (2008). Video Interaction Guidance: A bridge to better interactions for persons with communication dysfunctions. In: M. S. Zeedyk (ed.). Promoting social interactions for persons with communication disorders . London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. P. 139–154.

Kline, M; Levine, P. (2006). Trauma through the eyes of a child: awakening the ordinary miracle of healing.

Kline, M; Levine, P. (2020). Brain-Changing Strategies to Make Our Schools Trauma-Resilient: A Heart-Centered Movement for Well-Being

LaVigne, M. (2020). Play Therapy Activities: 101 Play-Based Exercises to Improve Behavior and Strengthen the Parent-Child Bond.

MacDonald, J.D. (2004). Communicating partners. 30 years of building responsive relationships with late talkers including autism, Asperger syndrome (ASD), Dowm's syndrome and typical development. Developmental guides for professionals and parents. London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Madsen, W. C. (2007). Collaborative Therapy with Multi-Problem Families . New York–London: The Guilford Press.

Verrier, N. N. (1993). The Primal Wound. Understanding the Adopted Child. Ontario : Gateway Press.