GENERAL INFORMATION
  • Name of course :
    SPECIFIC LEARNING, LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
  • Qualification awarded:
    Diploma d'Especialització (Degree Universitat Barcelona)
  • Number of credits:
    30,00
  • Centre responsible :
    Faculty of Psychology
  • Length of course (in academic years):
    1
  • Mode of delivery (face-to-face/ blended/ distance):
    Face-to-face
MANAGEMENT:

  • Serra Grabulosa, Josep M

  • López Campoy, Ana

RECOMMENDED APPLICANT PROFILES AND ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Teachers and professionals in speech therapy, psychology, educational psychology, education and pediatrics, and degree-holders interested in working in the field of education, especially in the diagnosis and treatment of learning difficulties in contexts of school and clinical intervention.

ADMISSION FOR APPLICANTS NOT HOLDING A DEGREE QUALIFICATION:

The course is also open to students with no prior university education, who will acquire the same knowledge and skills and receive a specific qualification for their learner group. Information on the access requirements and other conditions can be obtained from the course directors.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

- To acquire specific academic training in the study of individual difference and its differentiation from classroom learning disorders, with the support of the Vallès ADHD Association.
- To acquire the specific knowledge required to improve classroom performance, a need made apparent by the wealth of private training programmes offered by associations and bodies specializing in the handling of individual differences and learning disorders, which go some way toward explaining the 20% school drop-out rate in Spain (PISA, 2009).
- To identify personality traits in children and adolescents and learn how they manifest in the classroom.
- To identify the biological, psychological and educational factors that influence the development of school learning difficulties and neurodevelopmental disorders.
- To distinguish clinically-relevant traits from non-relevant traits in learning disorders.
- To identify causes for alarm in the context of neurodevelopmental disorders and learning difficulties in the school environment, with a view to early detection and personalized educational intervention in the classroom.
- To identify and learn to apply the diagnostic criteria for school learning difficulties and neurodevelopmental disorders.
- To study real cases based on numerous, recognized activities carried out by various professionals who form part of the teaching team.
- To identify and learn to apply the main tools in re-education for school learning difficulties.

FURTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST
  • Enrolment fee:
    • 1.400,00 €
    • An increase of 10% is applied to the price, up to a maximum of € 70, as administration fee
  • In-company placement(s):
    Yes (consult conditions with the course directors)
  • Date on which pre-enrolment begins:
    7/1/2018
  • Date on which pre-enrolment ends:
    10/18/2018
  • Classes begin:
    10/19/2018
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