FVP:UPPVJK017 Special Gerontagogy - Course Information

UPPVJK017 Special Gerontagogy

Extent and Intensity

12/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Guaranteed by

Mgr. et Mgr. Marta Kolaříková, Ph.D.
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D.

Prerequisites (in Czech)

FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K)

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

• Educational Care for Seniors (programme FVP, EPOS)

Course objectives

The course aims to provide students with comprehensive information on the pedagogical discipline of special education / gerontagogy. Students understand the historical development of care of disabled people in the context of current trends as part of approach to the disabled elderly. An integral part of the course is also the understanding of the functioning of families with disabled individuals and societal attitudes, including legislative anchoring. Students will become familiar with methods of special gerontagogy, gain an understanding of the specificity of individuals with disabilities in the senior age: sight, hearing, mental, physical, combined or with communication impairments. As part of group consultations and seminars, students use a faculty educational flat for disabled individuals to test daily activities, e.g. on a wheelchair using assistive devices.

Learning outcomes

Professional knowledge: Students acquire and demonstrate knowledge of basic disciplines of special gerontagogy, can characterize the various types of disability, know the possibilities of their compensation and of counselling work.

Professional skills: Students are well versed in the specificities resulting from various types and degrees of disability in the elderly. They are familiar with the relevant field literature, can locate, interpret and apply the gained information in practice. They are able to integrate the acquired knowledge to the needs of the practice in the field.

General qualification: Students are able to perceive the danger arising from social exclusion of the disabled elderly and can design possibilities for preventive action in this area. Having completed the course, students will be competent not only to use their knowledge and skills for specific work with clients, but also to respond better to the specific communication of clients with various degrees of disability. At the same time, the methods of the course will encourage the development of critical thinking, creativity and the students' ability to make decisions independently and responsibly.

Syllabus

• 1. The basic definition of the subject of special gerontagogy, its status in the system of sciences, basic terminology, purpose and subject of the discipline
• 2. Legislation regarding health disability.
• 3. The system of care of disabled individuals in their adulthood and old age
• 4. Historical development of the care of the disabled. Current trends in approach to persons with disabilities The attitudes of society towards individuals with disabilities and vice versa
• 5. Methods of special education focusing on elderly persons with disabilities. Research strategies and approaches Special education activation procedures of the therapeutic nature
• 6. Personality of a disabled person, specific development with emphasis on specific personality traits in the elderly.
• 7. Seniors with visual impairment (typhlopedic issues)
• 8. Seniors with hearing impairment (surdopedic issues)
• 9. Seniors with mental disabilities (psychopedic issues)
• 10. Seniors with physical handicaps and health disabilities (somapedic issues)
• 11. Seniors with communication impairment (logopedic issues)
• 12. Alternative and augmentative communication.
• 13. Excursion to a selected facility

Literature

required literature
• JEŘÁBKOVÁ, Kateřina a kol. Komplexní péče o člověka s postižením či znevýhodněním. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2013. ISBN 978-80-244-3733-0. info
• JESENSKÝ, J. Andragogika a gerontagogika handicapovaných. Praha: Karolinum, 2002. ISBN 80-7184-823-9. info
• KIMPLOVÁ, T. a M. KOLAŘÍKOVÁ. Jak žít s těžkým zrakovým postižením?: souhrn (nejen) psychologické problematiky. Praha: Triton, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7387-831-3.
• KOLAŘÍKOVÁ, M. Speciální gerontagogika [online]. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Fakulta veřejných politik v Opavě, 2019. Dostupné z: https://elearning.slu.cz/course/index.php?categoryid=45
• LECHTA, Viktor, ed. Inkluzívna pedagogika a jej komponenty. Trnava: Typi Universitatis Tyrnaviensis, 2013. ISBN 978-80-8082-704-5. info
• MÜLLER, O. Speciálněpedagogická gerontagogika. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2013. ISBN 978-80-244-3688-3.
• PROCHÁZKOVÁ, L. et al. Speciální andragogika. Brno: Paido, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7315-254-3.

recommended literature
• BENDOVÁ, Petra. Alternativní a augmentativní komunikace 1. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2013. ISBN 978-80-244-3703-3. info
• JEŘÁBKOVÁ, Kateřina a kol. Lidé se zdravotním postižením - historické aspekty [CD-ROM]. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2013. ISBN 978-80-244-3603-6. info
• KREJČÍŘOVÁ, O. Speciálněpedagogická andragogika - teorie. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2013. ISBN 978-80-244-3690-6.
• MÜLLER, O. a kol. Terapie ve speciální pedagogice. 2., přeprac. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-4172-7.
• RŮŽIČKA, Michal a kol. Krizová intervence pro speciální pedagogy. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2013. ISBN 978-80-244-3305-9. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

zápočet, zkouška

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

In course of continuous study, students use the study material, processing it to fulfil selected correspondence assignments which will be discussed in the exam. At the exam, students demonstrate knowledge of compulsory literature and lectures of the in-person instruction. Students will be able to continuously consult the topics studied individually or in teams, via e-mail, or in consultations upon request.

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