- Docente: Magali Jane Rochat
- Credits: 1
- SSD: PSIC-02/A
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- 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
La mente autistica. Le risposte della ricerca scientifica all'enigma dell'autismo. G. Vivanti, ed. Hoegrefe 2021
Linee guida per l'autismo https://www.iss.it/-/raccomandazioni-lg-diagnosi-trattamento-di-bambini-adolescenti-con-asd
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
Conoscere l'autismo: Manuale teorico-pratico per educatori, insegnanti e genitori. M.Pontis, 2024. ISBN-13 : 979-8329074260
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
Student assessment will be based on the level of active participation and commitment demonstrated throughout the laboratory sessions. In addition, students will be required to work in small groups to prepare an assignment on the application of a psychoeducational intervention, described in a scientific article, to a clinical case. The assignment will be presented and discussed in class.
The possible outcomes are as follows:
- Fail (the laboratory must be repeated in the following academic year);
- –1 point deducted from the final course examination grade (marked on a 30-point scale);
- 0 points, with no adjustment to the final course examination grade (marked on a 30-point scale);
- +1 point added to the final course examination grade (marked on a 30-point scale).
Teaching tools
Slides, videos, articles in Italian language
Office hours
See the website of Magali Jane Rochat