SPc302 Counseling, Diagnosis and Intervention in Education of Students with Visual Impairments I.

Faculty of Education
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1.3. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Vrubel, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Marie Vítková, CSc.
Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Mgr. Ilona Fialová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Institute for Research in Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
Finished basic course in education of visually impaired
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Student knows organization dedicated to counselling and intervention for children with visual impairments, the student will be able to define and explain the activities of these organizations. Student will know the basic interventional and diagnostic procedures for the target group of visually impaired children in preschool age
Learning outcomes
The student will be familiar with the counseling and intervention organizations of children with visual impairment, will be able to define and explain the activities of these organizations the student will know the basic intervention and diagnostic procedures aimed at the target group of children with visual impairment at pre-school age.
Syllabus
  • Low Vision therapy
  • Lilli Nielsen - Theory of Active learning, special aids according to Lilli Nielsen
  • International intervention methods
  • Diagnostics of visual impairment with a focus on functional vision, diagnostic methods according to Lea Hyvarinen
  • Diagnostic tools
  • Early intervention
  • Counselling services focusing on pre-school age
Literature
    required literature
  • OPATŘILOVÁ, Dagmar and Zita NOVÁKOVÁ. Raná podpora a intervence u dětí se zdravotním postižením (Early Support and Intervention for Children with Disabilities). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012, 321 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5880-4. info
  • NIELSENOVÁ, Lilli. Učení zrakově postižených dětí v raném věku. České vyd. 1. Praha: ISV nakladatelství, 1998, 119 s. ISBN 80-85866-26-9. info
  • MORAVCOVÁ, Dagmar. Zraková terapie slabozrakých a pacientů s nízkým vizem. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triton, 2004, 203 s. ISBN 8072544764. info
    recommended literature
  • MORAVCOVÁ, Dagmar. Zraková terapie slabozrakých : jak efektivně využít slabý zrak. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Triton, 2007, 39 s. ISBN 9788072549498. info
Teaching methods
lectures, individual study, discussions, videos
Assessment methods
Attendance min. 70%, discussions. Succesfully finished exam (oral or written form).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 16 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
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