Exceptionality:Assessment & Intervention
Subject EDUC90223 (2012)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.
| Credit Points: | 12.50 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level: | 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate) | ||||||||||||
| Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012: Semester 2, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here. | ||||||||||||
| Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: 24 hours Total Time Commitment: Attendance at all classes (tutorial/seminars/practical classes/lectures/labs) is obligatory. Failure to attend 80% of classes will normally result in failure in the subject. | ||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: | None Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: | ||||||||||||
| Corequisites: | None | ||||||||||||
| Recommended Background Knowledge: | None | ||||||||||||
| Non Allowed Subjects: | None | ||||||||||||
| Core Participation Requirements: |
For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the HDisability Liaison Unit websiteH: Hhttp://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/H
|
Coordinator
Dr Ben DeeryContact
Education Student Centre| Subject Overview: | This subject provides relevant information to enable educational psychologists to work with children and adolescents with exceptional needs in regard to identification of exceptionality and appropriate assistance. This includes current policies and practices in regard to assessment, interventions, and recommendations to parents and other professionals working with these individuals. The subject is concerned with the full range of exceptionality, which includes a comprehensive range of disabilities and the related genetic origins, psychopathology and psychopharmacology as appropriate. An examination of key concepts for those with exceptionality is undertaken which includes definitions, characteristics, symptoms, and likely developmental consequences. Psychological aspects and issues arising from the identification of such individuals are considered in the context of current government policies of inclusion and research-based educational theories. Particular emphasis is placed on assessment, program implications, service delivery, and support in meeting the developmental needs of these individuals. The role of the educational psychologist when working with exceptional individuals, their parents, and multidisciplinary teams is explored. |
|---|---|
| Objectives: | Information not available |
| Assessment: |
Written assignments of not more than 5,000 words (100 per cent).
|
| Prescribed Texts: | Flanagan, D.P., & Alfonso, V.C. (2011). Essentials of Specific Learning Disability identification. New Jersey: Wiley. ISBN: 978-0-470-58760-7 Pennington, B.F. (2009). Diagnosing Learning Disorders (Second Edition). New York: Guilford. ISBN: 978-1-59385-714-1 Wendling, B.J., & Mather, N. (2009). Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions. New Jersey: Wiley. ISBN: 978-0-470-20632-4 |
| Recommended Texts: | American Psychiatric Association (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition, Text Revisions: DSM-IV-TR). Arlington, VA:APA. ISBN: 978-0-89042-025-6 Frick, P.J., Barry, C.T., & Kamphaus, R.W. (2010). Clinical Assessment of Child and Adolescent Personality and Behaviour (Third Edition). New York: Springer. ISBN: 978-0-387-89642-7 |
| Breadth Options: | This subject is not available as a breadth subject. |
| Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
| Links to further information: | www.education.unimelb.edu.au |
| Related Course(s): |
Master of Educational Psychology Master of Educational Psychology/Doctor of Philosophy |
Download PDF version.