PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS OF INFANCY AND TODDLERHOOD

Course Information
TitleΠΡΟΛΗΨΗ ΚΑΙ ΨΥΧΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΠΑΡΕΜΒΑΣΗ ΣΕ ΔΙΑΤΑΡΑΧΕΣ ΒΡΕΦΙΚΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΟΣΧΟΛΙΚΗΣ ΗΛΙΚΙΑΣ / PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS OF INFANCY AND TODDLERHOOD
CodeΕΠ.2.062
FacultyEducation
SchoolEarly Childhood Education
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorKornilia Hatzinikolaou
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID80003979

Class Information
Academic Year2021 – 2022
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600194516
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Background
  • Scientific Area
  • Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
  • Portuguese
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Συνιστάται.
Learning Outcomes
After the completion of the course, studens will know about current developments in the field of Early Intervention. They will be able to understand the links between screening, intervention and evaluation. They will have good knowledge of recognized programs of early intervention and they will be able to compare them. They will have good knowledge of the concepts of risk and protective factors. They will understand the influence of individual, environmental and cultural factos on early intervention. They will be able to cite and discuss programs of early intervention for neurodevelopmental and mental disorders of infancy and early childhood.
General Competences
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Historical perspectives of early intervention. Rationale for early intervention. Typical and atypical development in infancy and preschool years, and the effect of risk and protective factors on early development. Understand the role of individual differences and cultural variation on planning and applying early intervention programs. Understanding the link between assessment, early intervention, and evaluation. Comparative study of early intervention models. Examples of Early Intervention programs for Developmental and Mental Disorders of infancy and preschool years.
Keywords
early intervention, prevention, mental disorders of infancy and preschool years, developmental disorders
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
  • Multimedia
  • Interactive excersises
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures421.7
Seminars160.6
Reading Assigment502
Project130.5
Written assigments291.2
Other / Others
Total1506
Student Assessment
Description
Evaluation is based on written and/or oral presentation of essays, a progress evaluation applied during the semester, as well as on the Final Exams.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Κορνηλάκη, Α., Κυπριωτάκη, Μ. & Μανωλίτσης, Γ. (Επιμ.) (2010). Πρώιμη παρέμβαση: Διεπιστημονική θεώρηση. Αθήνα: Πεδίο. Κουρκούτας, H. (Επιμ.) (2017). Σχολική συμβουλευτική και παρεμβάσεις για παιδιά με διαταραχές. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Πεδίο.
Additional bibliography for study
Ευρωπαικός Φορέας για την Ανάπτυξη της Ειδικής Αγωγής (2005). Πρώιμη παιδική παρέμβαση: Ανάλυση των καταστάσεων στην Ευρώπη – Βασικές απόψεις και συστάσεις. http://www.european-agency.org/sites/default/files/early-childhood-intervention-analysis-of-situations-in-europe-key-aspects-and-recommendations_eci_el.pdf (access 01/04/2014). Kring, A., Davison, G., Neale, J. & Johnson, S. (2010). Ψυχοπαθολογία. Εκδόσεις Gutenberg. Μανωλίτσης, Γ. (2013). Αξιολόγηση της συμπεριφοράς παιδιών της προσχολικής ηλικίας. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Πεδίο. Τζουριάδου, Μ. (2001). Πρώιμη παρέμβαση: Σύγχρονες τάσεις και προοπτικές. Εκδόσεις Προμηθεύς.
Last Update
26-05-2022