Description

This postgraduate diploma in Visual Impairment and School Performance will generate a sense of confidence when fulfilling your profession as a psychologist, which will help you grow both personally and professionally"

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The role of psychologists in the detection and prevention of vision-related problems is very important. Working on them at an early stage can have a positive influence on the schoolchildren's lives and even improve their academic performance.

With the aim of providing graduates with an in-depth knowledge of both the symptomatology and the problems associated with visual impairment in the classroom, this University Expert in Visual Impairment and School Performance is a program that offers a broad and complete vision of the complex world of the visual system and its implications in different areas of life, including academia. Likewise, it brings together the different theoretical and practical approaches so that any interested professional will first know what the visual system is, how it develops, what deficiencies it may present, how to detect them, and what interventions to carry out, all with the objective of making it applicable to his or her job. 

It is a complete 100% online program designed by experts in psychology and pedagogy and oriented exclusively to the professional improvement of graduates. In it you will not only find the best theoretical content, but you will also find real clinical cases to contextualize the information and a lot of additional material with which you will be able to deepen in each section of the syllabus that you consider most relevant to your profession.

The professional improvement you were looking for is at your fingertips with this University Expert in Visual Alterations and School Performance"

This postgraduate diploma in Visual Impairment and School Performance contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market. The most important features include:

  • Practical cases presented by experts in psychology applied to academics
  • The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
  • Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
  • Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies  
  • Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments 

You will have on your resume a degree endorsed by the world's largest online university and a team of industry experts"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.   

Take the opportunity to learn about the latest advances in this field in order to apply it to your daily practice as a psychologist"

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Objectives

The launching of this University Expert in Visual Alterations and School Performance has been carried out with the aim that graduates will find in this degree the answer to their search for a complete and comprehensive program that covers the latest advances in ocular pathologies and visual dysfunctions. In this way, they will be able to develop the professional skills necessary to deal with clinical cases of patients suffering from this situation.

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Achieving your most ambitious academic goals will positively influence your career in psychology"

General Objectives

  • Enable the development of skills and abilities by encouraging continuous training and research
  • Update knowledge on the importance of the visual system in the classroom, with special emphasis on the appearance or presence of visual deficiencies or problems and future intervention, in order to increase the quality of professional praxis
  • Introduce students to the wide world of visual problems in the classroom, and know the different contributions from the study of vision in academic achievement and the potential options for intervention
  • Apply the tools used for visual impairment detection and the different alternatives for intervention and curricular or classroom material adaptation

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Fundamentals of Learning and School Performance 

  • Understand the peculiarities of adult learning 
  • Recognize the role that senses play in learning 
  • Observe perception in learning 
  • Explore attention in learning 
  • Solve attention-related problems in learning: ADHD

Module 2. The Visual System 

  • Discover paralytic strabismus 
  • Learn about refractive strabismus 
  • Introduce monocular amblyopia 
  • Distinguish bilateral amblyopia 
  • Understand congenital nystagmus 
  • Learn about childhood nystagmus 
  • Identify myopia 

Module 3. Visual Dysfunctions 

  • Discover the process of reading 
  • Learn about the developments associated with reading 
  • Introduce oral speech skills in reading 
  • Discern phonological awareness in reading 
  • Understand the logographic phase of reading 
  • Learn about the alphabetic phase of reading 

Module 4. Ocular pathology 

  • Discover the process of writing 
  • Learn about the development associated with writing 
  • Evaluate the planning module in writing 
  • Understand the intervention of the planning module in writing 
  • Understand the intervention of the lexical modules in writing
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Postgraduate Diploma in Visual Impairment and School Performance

Visual disturbances can have a significant impact on school performance, since most learning in school is accomplished through sight. Visual disturbances can include problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism or amblyopia, and can affect the way children see and process visual information.

Introduction to visual impairment and its impact on learning

If not properly treated, visual disturbances can cause eyestrain, headaches, difficulty reading and writing, as well as concentration and memory problems. All of these can hinder learning and cause reduced school performance.

It is important that children receive regular eye examinations to detect and treat any visual problems as early as possible. If a visual disturbance is detected, measures such as the use of corrective lenses, vision therapy or exercises to improve eye coordination can be taken to improve vision and school performance.

This virtual academic program seeks to provide students with comprehensive training in visual impairment and its impact on school performance. Students will learn about the fundamentals of visual impairments and their impact on cognitive development, as well as their assessment and diagnosis. In addition, they will be taught about cognitive neuroscience and the relationship between visual perception and learning, as well as methods and techniques for intervention in visual impairment and visual adaptations to improve learning. The program will also focus on the impact of technologies on visual impairments and the design of strategies for their responsible and effective use. Learning will take place through theoretical and practical modules, which will include exercises, teamwork, and discussions.