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, taking into account the 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 counseling and consultation.
- 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, based on theoretical models of psychological intervention and the ethical principles of the profession.
- 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 counseling and consultation.
- 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, based on theoretical models of psychological intervention and the ethical principles of the profession.
- 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 support
- 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 support
- 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 approach to the syllabus will be based on a permanent articulation between theory, investigation and psychological practices.
Theoretical classes: exposition of the programmatic contents and its relation with a psychological intervention that promotes the development and well-being of the participants in the different educational contexts. Practical classes: analysis, discussion and reflection of practical situations; analysis of ethical issues; training of psychological counseling skills. Guidance tutorial: follow up and support to the group work.
Continuous assessment: a) individual written work, about the conceptualization of a case or analysis of psychological report with preparation of intervention proposals (65%); b) group work of analysis of cases of counseling and psychological intervention (35%). Exam: written test (70%); b) work (30%).
Theoretical and practical classes are compulsory (minimum attendance of 75%).
Theoretical classes: exposition of the programmatic contents and its relation with a psychological intervention that promotes the development and well-being of the participants in the different educational contexts. Practical classes: analysis, discussion and reflection of practical situations; analysis of ethical issues; training of psychological counseling skills. Guidance tutorial: follow up and support to the group work.
Continuous assessment: a) individual written work, about the conceptualization of a case or analysis of psychological report with preparation of intervention proposals (65%); b) group work of analysis of cases of counseling and psychological intervention (35%). Exam: written test (70%); b) work (30%).
Theoretical and practical classes are compulsory (minimum attendance of 75%).
Teaching Staff
- Maria Madalena Vaz Pereira de Melo [responsible]
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