MTSD208 - IFE

MTSD208
Social and Emotional Wellbeing for Students with Disabilities

ECTS Value: 3 ECTS

Contact Hours: 15

Self Study Hours: 24

Assessment Hours: 36

Overall Objectives and Outcomes

Social development refers to a child’s ability to create and sustain meaningful relationships with adults and other children. Emotional development is a child’s ability to express, recognize, and manage their emotions, as well as respond appropriately to others’ emotions. This unit aims to provide educators with the skills and knowledge to support their students’ social and emotional development. Through theoretical and practical aspects, the participants will be able to prepare proactive and reactive approaches to address and enhance their students’ social and emotional well-being including mental health and behaviour management

By the end of this programme, participants should be able to:

Competences

a. Monitor milestones in Social and Emotional Development.

b. Create Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) activities for students with disabilities.

c. Identify the different signs and potential concerns in children/young people with disabilities related to social and emotional and mental health and well-being.

d. Support and communicate effectively to children/young people with disabilities through knowledge and good practices.

Knowledge

a. Outline aspects of social and emotional development in children/young people with disabilities.

b. Identify social and emotional, behavioural and mental health needs in children/young people with disabilities.

c. Describe how theory relates to practice in the development and needs of children/young people with disabilities.

d. Identify how to approach delayed milestones in social and emotional development in children/young people with disabilities.

e. Describe how puberty affects adolescents in their social and emotional well-being.

f. Identify signs and potential areas of concern related to stress, behavioural challenges and mental health issues in children/young people with disabilities.

Skills

a. Apply knowledge to the social and emotional development of children/young people with disabilities.

b. Demonstrate knowledge of milestones in social and emotional development and how to approach support for children/young people with disabilities.

c. Communicate effectively with children/young people with disabilities.

d. Demonstrate knowledge of potential signs of mental health difficulties in children/young people with disabilities.

e. Plan activities to help in the social and emotional development of children/young people with disabilities.

Assessment Methods

This programme adopts continuous and summative methods of assessment including assignments, online tasks, reflective journals, projects and video presentations. For further details, kindly refer to the Teaching, Learning and Assessment Policy and Procedures.