2023

Gerontomotricity

Name: Gerontomotricity
Code: DES13913L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area: Human Kinetics

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English, Spanish
Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Presentation

In Gerontomotricity UC students learn to design, in a reasoned manner, and to operationalize therapeutic projects with psychomotor interventions directed at older adults with and without neurocognitive disorders.

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

To understand the aging process in its several dimensions.
To know the aging-related changes and associated mechanisms.
To know the main fundamentals and recommendations for the design of therapeutic interventions focusing on older adults.

Acquire planning skills for psychomotor therapeutic interventions adjusted to older adults.
Acquire evaluation skills adjusted to older adults without and with neurocognitive disorders.
Acquire psychomotor therapeutic skills adjusted to intervene with older adults without and with neurocognitive disorders.
Develop research skills in the field of Gerontomotricity.
Develop ethical and professional skills associated with psychomotor practice focusing on older adults.

Contents

AGING
Concept and demography
Associated changes
Gnostic-praxic body, cognition and identity
Frailty
Active aging
THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS AND AGING
Recommendations for psychomotricist / older adults’ interaction
Rationale and recommendations for the design of psychomotor interventions focusing on older adults.
Planning and elaboration of the therapeutic project
Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention
EVALUATION
Why, what, and how to evaluate
Gerontopsychomotor examination, other tests
How to interpret results and establish intervention priorities
PSYCHOMOTOR THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS DESIGNED TO OLDER ADULTS
Therapeutic interventions designed to independent older adults
Therapeutic interventions designed to frail older adults
Therapeutic interventions designed to older adults y with neurocognitive disorders
FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS: ASSOCIATED CONCEPTS AND MECHANISMS

Teaching Methods

Teaching includes theoretical sessions focusing on presentations (e.g. PowerPoint), document exploration and thematic discussion. Also includes practical sessions where students experience assessment instruments and protocols designed to older adults without and with pathologies, psychomotor therapeutic methods and practices, as well as conceive and operationalize therapeutic tasks. Additionally, are created conditions to students experience these practices with invited older adults - in classroom and / or tutorial guidance. The use of the moodle platform is relevant.
The UC evaluation includes the practical work requested in and a written test.
CONTINUOUS EVALUATION requires>or= 9.5 values in the practical evaluation (50%) and in the theoretical evaluation (50%).
The FINAL EVALUATION requires>or=9.5 values in the practical evaluation transiting from the continuous evaluation (50%) and in the theoretical exam (50%).

Teaching Staff

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