Developmental Psychology (VPUPK_196)
About Study Course
Objective
To supplement students' knowledge and promote understanding of factors influencing individual development, regularities in different stages of personality development, as well as to develop skills to analyze personality development according to certain criteria, describe real and potential development problems and evaluate their solution within social worker and occupational therapist professional competence
Prerequisites
Introduction to speciality, Placement I.
Learning outcomes
Students are familiar with general concepts of personality development psychology and their relation to other fields, define basic problems and facts, analyse, name and describe processes of development psychology in professional terminology, orientate, understand and know basic theories and processes of personality development.
Students are able to use the cognitive and practical skills acquired in the course of personality development psychology to perform professional tasks and solve problems, to use the necessary knowledge in analysing basic personality development theories and to choose and apply basic methods, tools, materials and information to compare various theoretical concepts. Students are able to evaluate physical, cognitive and psychosocial development at different ages, apply it to the assessment of personality development at different ages from a theoretical point of view, and apply it in the description of practical work.
Students are able to use theoretical knowledge and practical research results, are able to interpret them in the context of developmental psychology and specialisation. Are able to use theoretical concepts of personality development, analysing the development of a particular child and the history of adult life. There is experience in holistic interpretation of the regularities of developmental psychology.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Therapy, RFE | 4 | Bachelor’s | Required | Aelita Vagale, Elīna Zelčāne, Kristīne Vende-Kotova, Aija Ozola |
