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The Functioning of the Interdisciplinary Team for Students with ASD in Education: Individual and Community Intervention

Course Code:

ΜΥ (Ι) 2.5

Semester:

Specialisation 1

Specialization Category:

ΜΕ

Course Hours:

39

ECTS:

6


Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:

  • Recognise the conceptual clarifications and definitions related to interdisciplinarity
  • Describe the historical development of interdisciplinarity through time
  • Identify educational practices and programs related to interdisciplinarity
  • Document the necessity of an interdisciplinary team for people with ASD
  • Name the disciplines related to the interdisciplinary team in ASD and explain the role of each of them
  • Analyse the six-step model for setting up a multidisciplinary team for a child with ASD
  • Apply the six-step model to case studies
  • Identify and apply good practice and guidelines for multidisciplinary collaboration
  • Assess interdisciplinary team challenges, issues and disagreements that arise and implement relevant coping strategies
  • Describe the role of the interdisciplinary team in school environments
  • Understand the role of the special educator/teacher
  • Understand the role of the psychologist
  • Understand the role of the speech and language therapist
  • Understand the role of the occupational therapist
  • Understand the usefulness of other health professionals

 

Course Content

  1. Interdisciplinary team: Conceptual clarifications and definitions
  2. The path of interdisciplinarity over time
  3. Training in interdisciplinarity
  4. Interdisciplinarity and ASD, necessity of existence
  5. Professionals involved in the interdisciplinary team
  6. Six-step model for setting up a multidisciplinary team for a child with ASD and case study
  7. The functioning of the multidisciplinary team: good practices, characteristics of an effective multidisciplinary team, guidelines for multidisciplinary collaboration
  8. Challenges of the multidisciplinary team, issues and disagreements that arise and strategies to address them
  9. The interdisciplinary team in school settings
  10. The role of the special educator/teacher
  11. The role of the paediatrician
  12. The role of the psychologist
  13. The role of the speech and language therapist
  14. The role of the occupational therapist
  15. The role of the nutritionist