Teaching code

4S000588

Teacher

Luciano Pasqualotto

Coordinator

Luciano Pasqualotto

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-PED/03 - METHODOLOGIES OF TEACHING AND SPECIAL EDUCATION

Period

Sem. 1B dal Nov 11, 2024 al Dec 21, 2024.

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

Knowledge and understanding - Knowledge and understanding of the determinants of bio-psycho-social well being; Knowledge and understanding of the organizational structure of social services institutions and structures; Knowledge and understanding of the bio-psycho-social roots of the individual needs; Knowledge and understanding of the principles concerning the listening attitude - Knowledge and understanding of the empathic relationship; Ability to apply Knowledge and understanding - Ability to recognize the main causes of people needs and distinguish among their social, familiar and personal roots. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES By the end of the course, students will have acquired those pedagogical and educational skills necessary for practicing the social worker profession. More in detail, the course aims at teaching students how to asses needs, how to define the main goals of a social intervention and finally how to evaluate the outcomes regarding different forms of disability, addiction, mental suffering, and other forms of social marginality.

Prerequisites and basic notions

No prerequisites

Program

The course contributes to the formation of those pedagogical and educational skills that are a constituent part of the professionalism of the Social Workers.
In particular, the Special Pedagogy course aims to provide knowledge (applying knowledge and understanding) for analysis and intervention, from the pedagogical point of view, in disability, addictions, and other forms of social marginality, including juveniles and older people, according to a bio-psycho-social perspective and from the standpoint of Community Welfare.
At the end of the course, the participants will be able to demonstrate:
• knowing how to use the functioning profile (according to the ICF classification) for the analysis of the special needs of the person in a condition of disability/dependence/marginality and the search for a better quality of life;
• be able to define some intervention objectives, according to an evidence-based logic, within the individual project envisaged by Law no. 328/00 (Article 14).
• distinguish the outputs, outcomes, and impacts of social work, with an initial orientation to evaluation models and tools;
• to know the main application implications of the paradigm of social generativity in social work.
General contents
1. The multidimensional bio-psycho-social perspective according to the declination of the World Health Organization (ICF)
2. Disability and dependencies: international definitions, normative references
3. ICF and Quality of Life: comparison models for needs assessment and definition of interventions
4. Evaluation of performance, outcomes, and impacts: methodology and tools in working with fragile citizens according to an evidence-based logic
5. The paradigm of social generativity in the intervention in favor of people with disabilities and other fragilities
6. Individual project and life project: from needs to objectives to context planning to evaluation of results.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

The lessons will be carried out face-to-face through frontal methods, but encouraging interaction with students. Students will be invited to deepen some aspects to be exposed to their classmates.

Learning assessment procedures

The learning will be verified through a written test to ascertain the achievement of the training objectives. The exam will be structured into 25 multiple-choice questions concerning the study texts and an open question on an argument chosen by the student from the course program.
The examination procedures are not differentiated between attending and non-attending students.
Erasmus students will have to take the exam like other students, in Italian.
Students who intend to take the exam as a single course (e.g. for the purpose of acquiring the 24 CFU) are invited to contact the teacher for information on the topic to be explored.

Evaluation criteria

The first 25 questions will be awarded 1/30 points for each correct answer; scoring at least 13 points in this part of the exam is necessary. The open request can be awarded up to 5/30 points.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Any exercises carried out by/by the student individually or in a small group, valued only in the event of a positive exam outcome, will be eligible for the overall evaluation.

Exam language

Italiano