Psychology and Development within Childhood

 

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Department: Social Sciences Module Code: PSYC62001
Level: Level 6 Contact Hours: 48
Duration: 1 Semester Directed Study Hours: 0
Effective Term: 2013/14 Indep. Study Hours: 72
Credits: 6

Prerequisite Knowledge:

  None

Module Description/Aims:

  The aim of the module is to provide the student with an understanding of the psychological impact of disability on children and their families, and with insights into a range of psychological issues, the first signs of which appear in early childhood.  


 
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Contact Type Hours
Lecture2 Per Week
Tutorial2 Per Week


 
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On successful completion of the module, the learner will be able to:
No. Description/Learning Outcomes
1Identify the early symptoms of disabilities and disorders which may affect children in the care of the Early Childhood professional.
2Evaluate academic and policy documents relating to atypical development in early childhood.
3Produce an academic paper which takes a critical approach to psychological theory and research.
4Acknowledge the impact of physical and psychological disabilities on children and their families.
5Support children who are at risk of poor outcomes arising from genetic and environmental risk factors.
6Understand how diagnostic tools such as the DSM V are used to gather information about childhood psychological disorders.


 
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Learning Strategies
Online material will be accessed by the students, containing lecture presentations with voiceover, exercises, video links and links to journal articles.
Online and face to face tutorials will be used to discuss and elaborate upon materials accessed online, and to prepare students for assessments and examinations.
Students will be provided with the skills to critique academic research in the light of their own experience in early childhood practice.


 
Indicative Syllabus Content show detail >>
   
 
Content Detail
Understanding disabilityDefinitions and models of disability. Attitudes to disability, consequences of stereotypes and stigma. Impact of the diagnosis of a child's disability on parents and families.
Risk factors in child development.Genetic and environmental risk factors and their potential impact on a child's psychological well being.
Protective factors which may mitigate the effect of risk factors.
Diagnosing childhood disorders.Assessing children for developmental disorders.
Diagnostic tools: the DSM 5.
Distinguishing developmental delays from disorders.
Differentiating specific and general learning difficulties.
Language disorders.Diagnosis, signs and symptoms.
Risk factors.
Recognizing language disorders in preschool children.
Causes, prevalence and impacts.
Specific learning difficulties.Learning disorders with impairment in reading, mathematics, written expression.
Developmental coordination disorder.
Assessment, causes, signs and symptoms, impacts.
Internalizing disorders.Anxiety disorders, e.g generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, OCD and PTSD; causes, symptoms, prevalence, impacts.
Depressive disorders, e.g. MDD and DMDD: causes, symptoms, prevalence, impacts.
Externalizing disorders. ODD, Conduct Disorder, ADHD: definitions, diagnosis, causes, impacts, interventions.


 
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Assessment Strategies
Students will research and write an essay on a topic relevant to module content.
Students will sit a final scheduled examination


 
Indicative Assessments show detail >>
   
Learning Outcome Assessment Category Assessment Method Additional Information % alloc
2, 3, 4, 5Continuous AssessmentAssignment - Out of ClassStudents will research and write an essay on an assigned topic30
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6Final Exam (Scheduled)Final Written ExamStudents will sit a two hour examination70


 
Reading List show detail >>
   
 
Type ISBN Title Author Publisher Year Edition Library Link
Essential9781452225258Introduction to Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology
Weis, Robert.
Sage		20132nd-
Recommended9780333949351Atypical child development in context.
Empson, J. and Nabuzoka, D.
Palgrave MacMillan		2004-
Recommended9781606233177Ordinary Families, Special Children: A Systems Approach to Childhood Disability.
Seligman, M. and Darling, R.
Guilford Press		20093rd-
Recommended9781118092415Abnormal Psychology
Kring, A.M.; Johnson, S., Davison, G.C., and Neale, J.M.
John Wiley and Sons.		201212th-
Recommended9781849205900Child Health Psychology: A biopsychosocial perspective
Turner-Cobb, J.
Sage		2014-
Recommended9780304336586Children's Language and Communication Difficulties.
Dockrell, J, and Messer, D.
Continuum		1999-
Recommended9781405116954Developmental Psychology in Action
Wood, C., Littleton, K, and Sheehy, K.
Blackwell		2006-
Recommended9780631206118Developmental Disorders of Language Learning and Cognition
Hulme, C, and Snowling, M.
Blackwell		2009-
Recommended0826133428The Psychology of Disability
Vash, C and Crew, N
Springer		20042nd-
Recommended9780470987209Depressive Disorders
Harrman, H, Maj, M, and Sartorius, N
Wiley-Blackwell		2009-
Recommended9780890425558Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychiatric Publishing		20135th-


 
Journals and Websites show detail >>
   
 
Type Description
Websitewww.growingup.ie
Websitewww.nda.ie
Websitewww.sess.ie
Websitewww.cso.ie
Websitewww.dyslexia.ie
Websitewww.dyspraxia.ie
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