Prospectus

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Social Skills Training

Course
2008-2009

During this course a number of possible interventions for children who have encountered problems in their social development during their years at elementary school and initial years at high school will be the topic of discussion. The focus will be on teaching skills. While the methods to be used in this course are mostly based on social-learning theories, other theories and perspectives will be explored, such as theory on group dynamics and systemic psychology. The role of the trainer is an integral part of this exploration.

After having studied a number of different consultation procedures theoretically, students will start working with children in the children’s own school environment, under supervision of the course supervisor. The course supervisor will provide contact details of schools. Progress and personal methodology will be evaluated and reflected upon by means of video-recordings of the sessions and reflection reports.

Accumulated knowledge and experience can be put into practice within an internship/ job in youth-care and/or within the context of school.

Please note: This course is only available to Dutch-speaking students.

Coördinator

Drs. E. Bohnen
contact via secretary room 2A10
phone +31 71 5273644
E-mailaddress: dtoret@fsw.leidenuniv.nl

Doelstelling(en)

  • Students will acquire knowledge of the theoretical backgrounds of some interventions, especially those often used in child and adolescent mental health care services.

  • Student will learn basic skills in applying the main therapeutic interventions.

  • Students will be taught to reflect on their therapeutic attitude and interventions and to report on the progress and outcome of a training.

  • More information on the course will be provided on the Blackboard site

Studiemateriaal

  • Collot D’Escury-Koenigs, A., Engelen-Snaterse, T., Mackaay-Cramer, E. (2001, 3e druk) (red.) Sociale vaardigheidstrainingen voor kinderen. Indicaties, effecten, knelpunten. Harcourt assessment bv. ISBN 90 265 1445 x

  • Additional literature will be announced on Blackboard

Toetsing

  • Active participation in the programme

  • Theory based reflection reports upon the sessions

  • Meta-reflection

  • Final presentation

From January 1, 2006 the Faculty of Social Sciences has instituted the Ephorus system to be used by instructors for the systematic detection of plagiarism in students’ written work. Please see the Additional Rules and Regulations, section 6.

Ingangseis/advies

BSc. in Psychology including a course in Professionals Skills Training and Group dynamics.

Onderwijsvormen

Lectures and practical assignments.

Inschrijving

Introduction and enrollment for courses of the first semester will take place August 28th 2008. Introduction and enrollment for courses of the second semester will take place in January 2009. More information will be available at the website of the Department of Psychology.
NB: Assessment of the course is not by means of an exam, and therefore there also is no exam registration.

Blackboard

Information available on www.blackboard.leidenuniv.nl

Rooster

MSc: Child and Adolescent Psychology (pdf)