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Course: Counseling in Special Education

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Course title Counseling in Special Education
Course code KSK/COSE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Štěrbová Dana, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Wittmannová Julie, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Counseling in special education - definition, functions, and objectives. Theoretical background. 2. Counseling process, its principles and stages. Interventions. Counseling (a) general rules, (b) in area of special needs, (c) age differences. 3. Counseling system in the Czech Republic. 4. Comparative studies in counseling systems. 5. Diagnostic approach, assessment of abilities and skills, assessment of social environment etc. 6. Assessment of special needs in adapted physical activities. 7. Evaluative strategies - in counseling, PE, school class, leisure time activities 8. PAPTECA model and counseling as its main umbrella term. 9. Different organizations and associations in counseling (early care, preschool children, career counseling, etc. 10. Assessment of maturity, postponement of schooling; gifted children. 11. Self evaluative techniques, effectiveness evaluation. 12. Assessment and individual educational plan. 13. Counseling and assessment process in addictology (addiction, craving, etc.)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Methods of Written Work, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Attendace - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 20 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 20 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Aim of the course is to a) provide information about counseling system(s) and its functioning, cooperation of professionals; (b) create basic skills and knowledge for entrance (input) assessment for all students in PE; (c) create basic skills and knowledge to use assessment results in development of individual educational plan; (d) prepare students to evaluate learning progress of student with special educational needs (SEN); (e) evaluate the suitability of the curriculum adaptations and the effectiveness of applied teaching strategies to students with SEN; (e) prepare students for collaboration with various relevant professionals

Prerequisites
Any special, just to be interested in the course content.

Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog, Systematic Observation of Student, Seminar Work

Active participation in 80% of lectures and seminars Project work with PPT presentation of selected topics Comparative study on counseling system in selected country Final exam
Recommended literature
  • 1. APAQ + další časopisy cizojazyčné i české (dle klíčových slov). 2. Block, M. (et al.). dle klíčových slov 3. Hodge, S.R., Murata, N.M., Block, M.E., Lieberman, L.J.: (2003) Case studies in Adapted Physical Education. Empowerment critical thinking. Holcomb Hathaway, Publisher, Scottsdale, Arizona. 4. Sherrill,C.(ed.) (1988). Leadership training in adapted physical education. Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc., Champaign, IL. 5. Sherrill,C. et al (1998). Adapted Physical Activity, Recreation and Sport: Crossdisciplinary and lifespan. WCB/McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 6. stránky www 7. CD THENAPA 8. Vlastní bibliografie na základě bibliografie a klíčových slov knihovny + časopisy. 9. Syllabus - text e-learning (Válková) 10. Diplomové práce: Kudláček, Obrusníková, Konvička, Mačáková, Marshallová .
  • Block, M. (2000). A teacher's guide to including students with disabilities in regular physical education. Maryland: Paul H. Brooks Publishing Co.
  • Bor, R., Ebner-Landy, J., Gill, S., & Brace, Ch. (2002). Counselling in schools. London: Sage Publications.
  • Horvat, M., Block, M. E., & Kelly, L. E. (2007). Developmental and adapted physical activity assessment. Chamapign, Il: Human Kinetics.
  • Monastra, V. J. (2005). Parenting children with ADHD: 10 lessons that medicine cannot teach.. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Orelove F. P., Sobsey, D., & Silberman, R. K. (2004). Educating children with multiple disabilities: a collaborative approach .(4 th. Ed.). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
  • Roberts G. C. (2001). Advances in motivation in sport and exercise. Champaign, Il: Human Kinetics.
  • Trolley, B. C., Haas, H. S., & Patti, D. C. (2009). The School Counselor's Guide to Special Education. London: Sage.
  • Woolfe, R., Strawbridge, S., Douglas, B., Dryden, W. et al. (2010). Handbook of counselling psychology. Los Angeles, Calif.: Sage.


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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 30.04.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2024/2025