2024
Psychological Counselling in School Contexts
Name: Psychological Counselling in School Contexts
Code: PSI13143M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Psychology
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
- To understand and analyze critically psychological intervention in school contexts, considering theoretical models of School and Educational Psychology, research and ethical issues.
- To know multitiered models of intervention in school psychology.
- To know models of psychological and psycho-pedagogical counseling and consultation.
- To know the OPP Code of Ethics and analyze ethical dilemmas
- Develop skills of psychological counseling and consultation in school contexts.
- Develop skills of case formulation and conceptualization.
- Critically analyze psychological reports and situations of psychological intervention
- Develop skills to design intervention strategies that promote social-emotional functioning and mental health.
- Develop competences for an evidence-based psychological intervention.
- Develop relational, communicative, collaborative, and ethical competences.
- Develop competences of understanding and respect diversity(ies)
- To know multitiered models of intervention in school psychology.
- To know models of psychological and psycho-pedagogical counseling and consultation.
- To know the OPP Code of Ethics and analyze ethical dilemmas
- Develop skills of psychological counseling and consultation in school contexts.
- Develop skills of case formulation and conceptualization.
- Critically analyze psychological reports and situations of psychological intervention
- Develop skills to design intervention strategies that promote social-emotional functioning and mental health.
- Develop competences for an evidence-based psychological intervention.
- Develop relational, communicative, collaborative, and ethical competences.
- Develop competences of understanding and respect diversity(ies)
Contents
1. Psychological intervention in school contexts
- Theoretical models and professional practices
- Multilevel models of psychological intervention
- Functions, roles and professional practices of school and educational psychologists
- Ethical and deontological issues in psychological intervention in school contexts
- Research and psychological intervention in school contexts
2. Psychological and psycho-pedagogical counseling and consultation
- Models of psychological counseling
- Psychological counseling and consultation in school contexts
- Case formulation and conceptualization and design of psychological reports
3. Psychological counseling and promotion of development and mental health
- The ecological-developmental model of psychological intervention
- Perspectives for a psychological intervention in context for the prevention and resolution of problems
- Theoretical models and professional practices
- Multilevel models of psychological intervention
- Functions, roles and professional practices of school and educational psychologists
- Ethical and deontological issues in psychological intervention in school contexts
- Research and psychological intervention in school contexts
2. Psychological and psycho-pedagogical counseling and consultation
- Models of psychological counseling
- Psychological counseling and consultation in school contexts
- Case formulation and conceptualization and design of psychological reports
3. Psychological counseling and promotion of development and mental health
- The ecological-developmental model of psychological intervention
- Perspectives for a psychological intervention in context for the prevention and resolution of problems
Teaching Methods
The teaching methodologies aim for a permanent articulation between theoretical foundations, research and psychological practices, always seeking the active participation of students during the development of the syllabus.
The theoretical classes, although more focused on the exposition of the syllabus, aim to develop the students' critical and reflective spirit, through the analysis and discussion of theoretical models and their application to practical situations. Practical classes focus on analysis, discussion and reflection of practical situations; in analyzing ethical issues and dilemmas and in counseling skills training. Activities of a diverse nature are developed (oral and written works, role-playing, video analysis, etc.) and knowledge of research carried out within the scope of psychological counseling is encouraged. All necessary materials are available on the Moodle platform, where discussion groups are also organized
The theoretical classes, although more focused on the exposition of the syllabus, aim to develop the students' critical and reflective spirit, through the analysis and discussion of theoretical models and their application to practical situations. Practical classes focus on analysis, discussion and reflection of practical situations; in analyzing ethical issues and dilemmas and in counseling skills training. Activities of a diverse nature are developed (oral and written works, role-playing, video analysis, etc.) and knowledge of research carried out within the scope of psychological counseling is encouraged. All necessary materials are available on the Moodle platform, where discussion groups are also organized
Assessment
Continuous assessment: a) individual written work, about a case conceptualization and/or analysis of a psychological report with the development of intervention proposals (50%); b) group work about a analysis counseling and psychological intervention cases (30%); c) two or three small individual works of grounded and reflective analysis of topics analyzed in classes (20%). Group work is presented orally and discussed in class, with feedback given and improvement of the final written work possible.
Final assessment: written test on the subject taught, including case conceptualization and/or analysis of a psychological report with the development of intervention proposals (65%); b) individual work analyzing a case of counseling and psychological intervention (35%).
There may be an oral discussion of the assessment tests and assignments.
Theoretical and practical classes are mandatory (minimum attendance of 75%)
Final assessment: written test on the subject taught, including case conceptualization and/or analysis of a psychological report with the development of intervention proposals (65%); b) individual work analyzing a case of counseling and psychological intervention (35%).
There may be an oral discussion of the assessment tests and assignments.
Theoretical and practical classes are mandatory (minimum attendance of 75%)
Teaching Staff
- Maria Madalena Vaz Pereira de Melo [responsible]
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