2023

Clinical Seminars

Name: Clinical Seminars
Code: DES12076M
3 ECTS
Duration: 8 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area: Human Kinetics

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

Presentation

The discipline puts students in contact with clinical cases reports (different age groups; different problems) focusing on psychomotor practice in clinical and educational contexts.

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

With this CU we intend that students can:
-Observe, study and present clinical cases (supervision) in to be discussed in group.
-Capture and learn the different looks/perspectives of a multidisciplinary team.
-Understand the foundations of psychomotor practice in the light of different approaches.
-To develop the knowledge, skills and awareness of the responsibility of clinical practice.

Contents

-Reflection on the role that the psychomotor therapist plays in the quality of his/her therapeutic practice.
-Reflection in order to promote positive change, new research and develop the critical thinking and understanding
-Analysis of different cases in different psychomotor practices, in order to become aware of the multidimensionality of the therapeutic process.
-Through the presentation of clinical cases, understand the relationship focused on professional requirements,
training, work and emotional and personal development.
-Reflection on the development of practices guided by a qualified professional.

Teaching Methods

Classes take place throughout the third semester. In classes, case studies of different ages (child, adolescent, and adult) will be presented (expository manner and using audio-visual media), discussed and thoughted, with different psychomotor pathologies and in different domains of psychomotricity intervention (therapeutic and reeducative), relevant to the therapeutic intervention of psychomotor therapist.

The student assessment will be done through two processes:
Continuous assessment: individual and group thoughts (with consultation) based on case studies (final average ≥ 9.5 values).
Exam: a written test about the syllabus (70%) and an oral test (30%).
The student must obtain a rating ≥ 9.5 for each element of evaluation, in the two evaluation processes.