Course: Introduction to School Psychology

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Course title Introduction to School Psychology
Course code PCH/UDSPD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Smékalová Eleonora, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Šmahaj Jan, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
- School Psychology as an applied scientific discipline - School Psychology as a branch of the school counseling - Development of the field in the world and in our country - The school as an institution in the network of external relations, changes in educational legislation. - Specific work in the school psychologist, a profession critical points - School psychologist and his relations to other subjects in school - Work with the individuals. - Work with the class of the school psychologist. - Climate schools, school evaluation. - Ethics in school counseling

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 8 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 11 hours per semester
  • Excursion - 8 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
School psychology is currently becoming a field that starts to establish in our country and in the future it envisages school policy. It is therefore necessary to know the context of its creation, orientation as to what place it takes in the system of educ.-psychol.counselling, what method is used.
Student -will know the status of school psychology among other psychological disciplines, its current problems and challenges -will focus on the system of educ.-psychol.counselling -will be able to describe the differences between the position of school facility counselling psychologist and school psychologist at school -create your own opinion on the need for psychological counseling services in schools
Prerequisites
Attending educational psychology course, interest in the issue

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Didactic Test, Seminar Work

Active participation in the seminar -own experience with psychological counseling (by arrangement with the teacher) -knowledge and understanding of the issues
Recommended literature
  • Školský zákon (Zákon č.561/2004 Sb.).
  • Vyhláška o poskytování poradenských služeb ve školách a školských poradenských zařízeních (č.72/2005 Sb.).
  • Čáp,J., Mareš,J. Psychologie pro učitele. Praha:Portál, 2003.
  • Gutkin,T.,Reynolds, C.R. The handbook of school psychology. 3rd ed. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1999..


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