Description

Schools need teachers specialized in Therapeutic Pedagogy. Make progress in your professional field with this professional master’s degree" 

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Nowadays, teaching professionals have found in new technologies the necessary tools to be able to teach their subject in a much more attractive way and also achieving the motivation of their students, but also with them they have managed to reach in a suitable way the hearing impaired, visually impaired or cognitively handicapped students. A program that clearly favors the personal development and improvement of the quality of life of students with special educational needs.

The ability of teachers to detect students with learning disabilities, the adaptation of content, as well as their coordination with professionals from other disciplines is key to achieve adequate learning progress by students with functional and cognitive diversity. To do so, you need an advanced knowledge of neurodevelopmental disorders, which is essential to be able to successfully carry out your professional performance. TECH offers teachers the most up-to-date knowledge in this field, with the main objective of advancing their careers and achieving the best results with their students. 

To this end, this university program has, since its inception, delved into the evolution of the concept of functional diversity, as well as the different cognitive disorders and illnesses that may be present in the students it teaches. The multimedia teaching material and simulations of real cases will take you deeper into the disorders that affect key senses such as vision, hearing or child communication. In addition, it will allow you to delve into ICT and emerging methodologies currently applied in educational centers. 

A professional master’s degree, which provides the professional with the latest knowledge in Therapeutic Pedagogy in a comfortable and flexible way. Thus, students who study this program only need an electronic device with an Internet connection that allows them to access the virtual platform where the complete syllabus of this course is housed. In addition, if desired, students can distribute the teaching load according to their needs. Students are provided with facilities that allow them to acquire a quality university education while at the same time making their work and/or personal responsibilities compatible. 

Thanks to this university program you will be able to properly assess your students with spatial needs with the use of ICT"

This professional master’s degree in Therapeutic Pedagogy contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most important features include: 

  • Case studies presented by experts in Pedagogy and Education 
  • 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 the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning 
  • Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies  
  • Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection work
  • Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection 

TECH boosts your professional career with the latest knowledge in Therapeutic Pedagogy. Enroll now”   

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

The 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 immersive knowledge programmed to learn in real situations.  

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.   

With this program you will learn in depth about the different educational interventions that can be carried out according to the different stages of development and disorders that your students have"

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You are looking at a flexible professional master’s degree. Access the resources you need to teach students with cognitive diversity at any time"

Objectives

This university program provides students, over 12 months, with the latest knowledge on Therapeutic Pedagogy. Thus, at the end of it the student will be able to identify the main disorders in children and adolescents, know the most suitable tools and materials according to the learning difficulty and a mastery of ICT currently used in students with special needs. The specialized teaching team will be in charge of accompanying the students to achieve these goals. 

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General objectives

  • Know how Special Education has evolved, especially regarding international entities such as UNESCO 
  • Use a scientific vocabulary adjusted to the demands of multiprofessional teams, participating in student coordination and monitoring 
  • Collaborate in supporting families/legal guardians in student development 
  • Participate in the assessment and diagnosis of special educational needs 
  • Elaborate the adaptations required by students with special educational needs 
  • Use the methodology, tools and material resources adapted to the individual needs of students with special educational needs 
  • Know the basics of Psychology, Educational Sciences and Neurology both to read reports from other professionals and to establish specific guidelines for the appropriate response at school to the needs posed by students 
  • Establish measures both in the classroom, school and environment for students with special educational needs to enable their full inclusion in today's society 

Specific objectives

Module 1. History and Evolution of Terms up to Functional Diversity 

  • Describe changes throughout history using vocabulary adjusted to historical time 
  • Compare changes and advances throughout the history of Special Education 
  • List the most commonly used classifications in interdisciplinary work, both ICD-10 and DSM-V 
  • Analyze and reflect on UNESCO's approaches 
  • Define the essential concepts in current psycho-pedagogy 
  • Know and describe the most important milestones in the evolutionary development of healthy children to establish comparisons with children who have special educational needs 
  • Module 2. Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Intellectual Disability 
  • Know and compare the evolution of the concept of intellectual disability 
  • Differentiate and recognize developmental variables and differential aspects 
  • Understand and appreciate multiprofessional coordination 
  • Differentiate and analyze special educational needs 
  • Know the tools and materials to be used 
  • Recognize and reflect on the different evaluations and prognoses to be established 

Module 3: Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperactivity Disorder 

  • Define and differentiate the concepts associated to attention deficit disorder with and without hyperactivity 
  • Understand and appreciate multiprofessional coordination 
  • Adapt tools and materials related to learner needs 
  • Recognize the different evaluations and prognoses to be established 

Module 4. Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Motor Disorders/Musculoskeletal System Diseases/Nervous System Diseases 

  • Know and define the different motor disorders 
  • Differentiate and recognize the incidences in the stages of development 
  • Use technical aids in the teaching and learning process of students with special motor needs 
  • Collaborate in the design of adapted spaces for wide use in the educational community 
  • Coordinate teaching teams for the appropriate use of prostheses and other technical aids 

Module 5: Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Autism Spectrum Disorder/Pervasive and Specific Developmental Disorders 

  • Define and differentiate the different concepts within autism spectrum disorder 
  • Delve deeper into the different disorders, their characteristics, intervention and needs, among other aspects 
  • Adapt tools and materials related to learner needs 
  • Recognize the different evaluations and prognoses to be established 

Module 6. Mental Disorders 

  • Define the concept of mental disorders 
  • Know the different disorders, their characteristics, intervention and needs, among other aspects 
  • Know and appreciate multiprofessional coordination and socio-community intervention at school 
  • Recognize and reflect on the different evaluations and prognoses to be established 

Module 7. Eye Diseases 

  • Define and know what the eye is, what its function or functions are, and what its possible diseases may be 
  • Know the incidences in student developmental stages for their intervention 
  • Understand multiprofessional coordination with students, together with the required documentation and organization according to needs  
  • Understand social and individual intervention according to student developmental stages 
  • Adapt tools and materials related to learner needs 
  • Recognize the different assessments to be established depending on the type of student illness  

Module 8. Ear Diseases 

  • Define and know what the ear is, what its function or functions are, and what its possible diseases may be 
  • Classify and recognize the most relevant ear diseases for further evaluation and intervention 
  • Identify the neurological basis of development and learning in the developmental pyramid 
  • Know the incidences in student developmental stages for their intervention 
  • Adapt tools and materials related to learner needs 
  • Recognize the different assessments to be established depending on the type of student illness 

Module 9. Communication Disorders 

  • Define the term communication and know its possible disorders 
  • Classify and recognize the different communication disorders 
  • Identify the neurological basis of development and learning in the developmental pyramid 
  • Know the incidences in student developmental stages for their intervention 
  • Understand multiprofessional coordination with students, together with the required documentation and organization according to needs 
  • Understand social intervention according to student developmental stages 
  • Know the intervention at the individual level according to the stages of student development in relation to their needs and disorder type 
  • Adapt tools and materials related to learner needs 
  • Recognize the different assessments to be established depending on the type of student disorder 

Module 10. Other Diseases and Disorders 

  • Become familiar with other important disorders 
  • Know the incidences of different disorders in developmental stages 
  • Adapt tools and materials related to developmental stages 
  • Recognize the different assessments to be established depending on the type of student disorder 

Module 11. ICT, Innovation and Emerging Methodologies 

  • Know and describe different information and communication technologies 
  • Analyze the use of ICT for students with special educational needs 
  • Appreciate the importance of ICT in Special Education 
  • Appreciate the role and value of ICT in Special Education  
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Professional Master's Degree in Therapeutic Pedagogy

Considering the recent development of this area, proper to the field of education, TECH Technological University has decided to create this program focused on the theoretical-practical applications of the studies on special education that underlie the pillars of functional diversity. Based on the historical evolution of its conceptualization, the curriculum covers the psycho-pedagogical intervention frameworks available to address the developmental variables present in children and pre-adolescents affected by different neurodevelopmental disorders. It also offers the necessary tools for the diagnosis and management of intellectual disability, attention deficit, hyperactivity and autism, as well as diseases that affect motor skills and impede communication. Thanks to this complete course, professionals will acquire the skills to coordinate innovative strategies that simultaneously facilitate the teaching-learning processes and placate the complications caused by such conditions through cognitive rehabilitation.

Specialize with the Professional Master's Degree in Therapeutic Pedagogy

With this postgraduate course at TECH it is possible to master the planning and execution processes of educational adaptation projects, through the use of emerging methodologies that follow the normative frameworks outlined by UNESCO. With the background obtained throughout the 12 months, teachers and psychologists will be able to establish measures with a multidisciplinary approach, focused on the individualization of needs and aimed at promoting inclusion in the classroom and school. In addition, they will be qualified to develop systematized diagnostic protocols that favor the early detection of difficulties, action frameworks that can be adjusted to the requirements of each student and evaluation itineraries, where both the relevance of interventions and their impact on the child's well-being, as well as the degree of effectiveness in their integral development, are assessed. In this way, graduates will be characterized by their excellent performance in the daily exercise of psycho-pedagogical work, since they will provide quality care that guarantees accessibility and improvement of academic performance, promotes social inclusion and contributes to health promotion.