Postgraduate Course: ADHD, Dyspraxia and Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties: an introduction (EDUA11395)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The course is an introductory one about three issues which affect many children and young people in educational settings: ADHD, dyspraxia and emotional and behavioural difficulties. |
| Course description |
This blended learning course is designed for all teachers and professionals who support children in their learning. It will provide opportunities for participants to critically explore theoretical and practical aspects of support for children who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), dyspraxia, or Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD). Analysing recent research critically, the course will also consider how these conditions can co-occur. The course seeks to broaden awareness of perspectives and consider the controversies surrounding these difficulties thus enabling professionals to identify and better support young people through the curriculum, the social life of the school, and consideration of more flexible curricular arrangements.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Develop a critical understanding of the nature of ADHD, dyspraxia, and Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties from several perspectives.
- Analyse the roles of the curriculum and school organisation as possible barriers to learning for children with ADHD, dyspraxia and Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties
- Develop an understanding of the principles underpinning the process of assessment of other Additional Support Needs when they co-occur with ADHD, Dyspraxia and Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties
- Critically evaluate current approaches to the support of learners with one or more of these difficulties.
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Reading List
Hughes, L. & Cooper, P. (2012) Understanding and Supporting Children with ADHD: Strategies for Teachers, Parents and other Professionals. Sage.
Novak, C., Lingam, R., Coad, J. & Emond, A. (2011) ¿Providing more scaffolding¿: parenting a child with developmental co-ordination disorder, a hidden disability. Child. 38(6) 829-835.
O¿Regan, F.J. (2014) Successfully managing ADHD: a handbook for SENCOs and teachers. Routledge.
Poulou, M. (2015) Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties in Pre-school. Journl of Child and Family Studies. 24 (2) 225 ¿ 236.
Riglin, L., Petrides, K., Frederickson, N. & Rice, F. (2014) The relationship between emotional problems and subsequent school attainment: A meta-analysis. Journal of Adolescence, 37(4), pp.335-346.
Roy,D. & Dock, C. (2014) Dyspraxia, drama and masks: Applying the school curriculum as therapy. Journal of Applied Arts and Health. 5(3)369-375.
Visser, J., Daniels, H. & Cole, T. (2012) Transforming Troubled Lives. Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing.
Wheeler, R. (2010) The ADHD Toolkit. London: Sage.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
1) Critically engage with theoretical and disciplinary perspectives in relation to practice, and their implications for policy
2) Develop a thorough understanding of key concepts, for example ¿inclusion¿, ¿inclusive education¿, ¿additional support for learning¿, recognising them as problematic and contested terms
3) Be independent learners who take responsibility for their own learning, and are committed to continuous reflections, self-evaluation and self-improvement
4) Be able to develop, maintain and sustain intellectual rigour and application |
| Keywords | ADHD,dyspraxia,emotional and behavioural difficulties,inclusive education,developmental disorders |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Martin Toye
Tel: (0131 6)51 6429
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Course secretary | Mrs Susan Scott
Tel: (0131 6)51 6573
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