COURSE OUTLINE EP 306

UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND CURRICULUM STUDIES

EP 306: COUNSELLING AND SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION (3 Units)

Preliminaries:

1.      Course Lecturers: Dr. M. Mboya (Coordinator), Dr. C. Mauki

2.      Students: Second year BA(ED) and BSC(ED).

Lecture Hours

Group A: Tuesday, 7.00-9.00am, Thursday 11.00am -12.00 noon

Group B: Tuesday, 10.00-11.00am, Thursday 7.00-9.00am.

Course Description:

The course is designed to introduce the field of counselling and special; education/exceptional children and youths to student teachers for the integration of such persons in the ordinary classrooms.  Education students need to be aware of the presence of exceptional children and youths in the schools and the government's efforts to establish programs for children and youths that need to be catered for educationally, socially and vocationally like all other students. These students also need some basics in offering counseling services to their students.

Objectives of the Course:

By the end of the course, Students should be able to:

1.   Define concepts related to exceptionality

2.   Exhibit insight into the field and scope of special education delivery

3.   Identify persons with special education needs

4.   Demonstrate an understanding of basic concepts in special education delivery

5.   Apply both cognitive and behavioral theories of learning in teaching students with special needs in integrated settings

6.   Demonstrate awareness of various techniques of handling persons with special education needs

7.   Show insight in the field of guidance and counseling

8.   Apply theories of counseling in helping students with special needs

PART 1: SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION

MODULE 1   :  Foundations of Special Education (28-30 Oct.)

1.1              Development of Special Needs Education (2 hours)

1.2              Special Needs Education Service delivery options. (1 hours)

MODULE 2   :  Categories of Learners with Special Needs (4/11/2014 to 4/12/2014)

2.1              Intellectual exceptionalities (4 hours)

(a)    Gifted and Talented         (b)  Intellectual Disabilities

2.2              Communication Disorders (4 hours)

(a)    Language Disorders   (b)  Speech Disorders (c.)  Specific Learning Disabilities

2.3              Sensory Impairments (4 hours)

(a)    Visual impairments           (b)  Hearing impairments

2.4              Emotional and Behavioural Disorders (1 hours)

2.5              Physical and Other Health Impairments (2hours)

(a)    Physical impairments (b). Other health impairments & (c.) Severe and Multiple disabilities.

MODULE 3: Current Issues in Provision of Services for Learners with Special Needs (3 hours) (11/12/2014 TO 18/12/2014)

3.1              Educational Assessment of children with Disabilities

3.2              Early Intervention

3.3              Transition Issues

3.4              Working with families of Exceptional Learners

3.5              Advocacy Issues

TEST I: 14^TH DECEMBER 2014

PART II: GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING

TOPIC:

1.         Nature of guidance and Conselling (2 hrs) (6^thand 8^th January 2015)

(a)                Meaning of guidance and Counselling and historical development

(b)               Counselling as a professional field:

(c)                The need for guidance and counseling

2.         Counselling Methods and skills (3 hrs) (13^thand 15^th January 2015)

(a)                Client-centred counselling Method

(b)               Counsellor-centred counselling Method

(c)                Eclectic counselling Method

(d)               Counselling skills (3 hrs) (20 & 22^nd January 2015)

(i)                 Basic skills (REUNDA)

(ii)               Supporting skills:

3.         Qualities and Characteristics of an Effective Counsellor. (1 hr)  (27^th January 2015)

4.         The Counselling Interview (4 hrs) (27^thJanuary to 3^rd February 2015)

            (a)  Preliminaries, (b) Steps of counselling interview, (c) Types of counselling interview

(d)  Types of counseling & (e) Categories of counseling

5.         Educational Guidance and Counselling (2 hrs ) ( 5^th– 10^th Feb 2015.)

(a)      Meaning of Educational guidance and counseling, (b)  Study habits and skills

(c)   Examination taking techniques

TEST 2: 8^TH FEBRUARY 2015.

6.         Career Guidance and Counselling (2 hrs) (12^th/17^th Feb 2015)

(a)                Meaning of career guidance and counselling

(b)               Occupational visits:

                                                                                           

7.         Appraisal of Guidance and Counselling (2hrs) ( 17^th/19^thFeb. 2015)

(a)                Techniques of individual appraisal for guidance and counselling

(b)               Use of tests in guidance and counselling

8.         Ethical issues in counseling\guidance (1 Hr) (19 February 2015)

Course Evaluation:   `

·                     First Test: 20 percent

·                     Second Test: 15 percent

·                     Other assignments 5 percent

·                     Final Examination: 60 percent

REFERENCES

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Bender, W.N. (1995) Learning Disabilities: Characteristics, Identification, and Teaching Strategies.  Allyn and Bacon: Needham-heights, MASS.

Blackhurst, A.E. & Berdine, W.H. (1993).  An Introduction to Special Education (3^rded.) New York.  Harper Collins College Publishers.

Cohen, R.J. and Swedlick, M.E. (2005).  Psychological Testing and Assessment.  (6^th Ed.).  Boston: McGraw-Hill. BF176.C63

Freidberg, K.L.(ed.) (2004).Educating Exceptional Children (6^th ed.) Guilford: McGraw-Hill/ Dushkin

Friend, M. and Bursuck, W. (1996). Including Students with Special Needs: A practical Guide for Classroom Teachers. Boston: Allyn and Bacon:

Hallahan, D.P. and Kauffman, J.M. (1991).  Exceptional Children:  Introduction to Special Education (5^thEd).  Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey:  Prentice Hall.

Hardman, M.L., Drew, C.J. and Winston Egan, M. (2001) Human Exceptionality: Society, School &Family (7^th Ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon

Heward, W.L. (2003):  Exceptional children:  An Introduction to Special Education (6^th Ed).  Prentice Hall: Englewood Cliffs.

Heward, W.L. and Orlansky (1988).  Exceptional children (3^rd Ed).  Columbus Merrill Publishing Company.

Kirk, S.A. and Gallagher, J.J. (1989).  Educational Exceptional Children.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Kristersen, K.,  Baine D. and Thorburn, M. (1978)  Assessing Handicapped Children in Developing Countries.  UNESCO, Paris.

Lynch, E.W.E. Lewis R.B. (1988).  Exceptional Children and Adults.  An Introduction to Special Education.  Boston, Scott, Foresman and Company.

Nolan, M. and Tucker, I.G. (1983).  The Hearing Impaired Child and the Family.  London: Souvenir Press (E and A) Ltd.

Salend, S.J. (1990).  Effective Mainstreaming.  New York, Macmillan Publishing Company.

Smith, D. (2000) Introduction to Special Education: Teaching in the Age of Opportunity (4^thed,) Boston : Allyn and Bacon

Smith, T.E.C. Polloway, E.A.; Patton, J.R. and Dowdy C.A. (1995).  Teaching Students With Special Needs in Inclusive Settings, Boston, Ally and Bacon.

COUNSELLING

Aldridge, S and Rigby, S. (2001). Counselling skills in context. London:    Hodder & Stoughton

Coles, A (2003). Counselling in the work place. McGraw Hill: UK

Corney, R and Jenkins, R. (2005) Counselling in General Practice. London: Reutledge

Jones, R.N. (1995). Practical counselling and helping skills: How to Use the Life Skills Helping Model. New York: Cassell.

Lewis, J.D., Lewis, M.D., Daniels, J.A. and D'Andrea, M.J. (2003). Community

Counselling: Empowerment Strategies for a Diverse Society. The Skilled Helper: A Problem-Management Approach to Helping. California: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.

McLeod, J. (1998). An introduction to counselling. Buckingham: Open University Press.

McLeod, J. (2007). Counselling skills. Berkshire: Open University Press.

McLeod, J. (2011). An introduction to counselling. New York: Open University Press.

Nathan R & Hill, L. (2006) Career Counselling, (2^nd Ed). London: Sage Publications

Omari, I.M. (2006). Educational psychology for teachers. Dar es Salaam: Dar es Salaam

University Press.

Zunker, V.G. (1998). Career counselling: Applied concepts of life planning (5^th Ed). New

York: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.