Psychomotor Practice I

Code: DES13908L

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Human Kinetics

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Presentation

The CU addresses the current perspectives of the psychomotor clinic in educative-preventive and clinical-therapeutic contexts. In practical classes, students apply psychomotor practices with preschool- and school-aged children.

Sustainable Development Goals

Saúde de qualidade - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Paz, justiça e instituições eficazes - Paz, justiça e instituições eficazes promover sociedades pacíficas e inclusivas par ao desenvolvimento sustentável, proporcionar o acesso à justiça para todos e construir instituições eficazes, responsáveis
e inclusivas em todos os níveis.

Learning Goals

1. Acquire the theoretical and practical knowledge essential to psychomotor intervention within an educative-preventive and therapeutic context;
2. Know and understand the domains and the different stages of psychomotor intervention;
3. Know and understand the role of the psychomotor therapist in the context of childhood mental health;
4. Acquire competencies within psychomotor intervention for different psychomotor disorders.

1.Conceptual framework of PM intervention in an educational-preventive context
a.Practical experience of sessions promoted by the teacher
b.Planning and promoting PM sessions (in a kindergarten)
2.Conceptual framework of PM intervention in a clinical-therapeutic context
a.Simulated practical experience of sessions promoted by students
3.Methodological considerations for the interv. and PM session
4.The role of PM therapist at the service of a trans and multidisciplinary team
5.The space and role of PM therapist at the service of childhoods mental health (CMH) and intervention in the setting of PM therapy
6.The children's PM clinic:
a.PM inhibition
i.PM Description and Semiology
ii.Therapeutic PM approach
b.PM instability
i.PM Description and Semiology
ii.Therapeutic PM approach
c.Autism and childhood psychoses
i.PM Description and Semiology
ii.Therapeutic PM approach
7.Therapeutic pedagogy and paradigm shift in CMH
8.Psychomotricity as a therapeutic and interventional pedagogy

Teaching Methods

The different theoretical concepts will be transmitted by the professor in T classes, and in the laboratorial practical classes, psychomotor activities and psychomotor intervention sessions will be experienced, in the educational or therapeutic domain. The student assessment will be done through two processes: 1) continuous assessment mandatory 75% attendance in P and T classes, with a minimum score ?9.5val. in all assessment elements (PL and T components). The assessment of the T component (weight 60%) consists of a frequency, and the PL component consists of two written works with 2 psychomotor sessions with presentation/ dynamization to the and to the professor (40%: 5% attendance and 35% written works). (2) final Exam - consists of a written exam with theoretical contents (60%), minimum score ?9.5 values and approval in all elements of the PL component in continuous assessment.

Assessment

The student's evaluation will be carried out through:

Continuous assessment - requires 75% attendance in both Practical (PL) and Theoretical (T) classes, and a minimum grade of ?9.5 in all assessment components for both Theoretical-Practical (TP) and Theoretical (T) components. The evaluation of the Theoretical component (60% weight) consists of 1 test, and the Practical component consists of 2 in-depth assignments involving the planning of 2 psychomotricity sessions, which will be carried out with the and the teacher (40% weight: 5% for attendance and 35% for the 2 in-depth assignments). Whenever possible, the psychomotricity sessions are carried out in a kindergarten.
Final evaluation - consists of a written exam covering theoretical content (60% weight), with a minimum grade of ?9.5, and passing all components of the Practical component in the continuous assessment. Due to its nature, the Practical component can only be evaluated through continuous assessment.