93581 - Workshop on the Psychology of Disability and Integration (G.H)

Academic Year 2024/2025

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Primary Teacher Education (cod. 5711)

Learning outcomes

The workshop will help students to strengthen their understanding of autism and improve their skills and expertise when working with autistic students. More generally, they will be able to critically reflect   on the proposed topics in group discussion and to apply the covered thematic within a simulated learning environment.

Course contents

The first part of the workshop will explore the clinical manifestations of Autism Spectrum Disorders, with particular attention to the sensory, cognitive and relational characteristics of children with ASD and the psychoeducational methods that are considered most effective for their integration in the school environment. The second part of the workshop will consist in the presentation of a school integration project carried out in small groups, creating a virtual educational setting, effective teaching strategies and behavioral techniques fitting the characteristics of a hypothetical student with ASD.

Readings/Bibliography

L'autismo. Spiegazione di un enigma Uta Frith ed Laterza 2002

Linee guida per l'autismo Diagnosi e interventi AA.VV. (SINPIA - Società Italiana di Neuropsichiatria dell'Infanzia e dell’Adolescenza) Ed. Erickson [http://www.erickson.it/] - Trento, 2006

Campanelli Verdi e Rossi. Screening Precoce nei Disturbi dello Spettro Autistico per bambini da 0 a 3 anni Bernasconi Gionata, Chiara Lombardoni, Nicola Rudelli Edizioni Fondazione ARES e Giampiero Casagrande editore, 2016

L'autismo da dentro - Una guida pratica De Clercq Hilde Ed. Erickson - Trento, 2011

Lavorare con le famiglie dei bambini con autismo Guida per gli operatori Cesarina Xaiz, Enrico Micheli Ed. Erickson Trento, 2011

Intervento per le difficoltà socio-relazionali Programma cognitivo-comportamentale sulle social skills per ragazzi con autismo, ADHD e altri disturbi. Chiara Salviato, Irene Cristina Mammarella, Cesare Cornoldi. Ed. Erikson, 2020

Autismo a scuola, strategie efficaci per gli insegnanti, a cura di ricerche e sviluppo Erikson, 2021

Autismo - Cosa fare (e non) Guida rapida per insegnanti - Scuola primaria, di Marco Pontis, Ed. Erikson, 2021

Teaching methods

First meeting: Frontal lesson with experiential exchange on video presentation.

Second meeting: Interactive lesson with the students presenting to the class their in-depth project on school integration realized in small groups, that includes reading of articles on didactic and psychoeducational interventions.

Assessment methods

Oral presentation in front of the class of the work done in a small group.

Teaching tools

Slides, videos, articles in Italian language

Office hours

See the website of Magali Jane Rochat