By the end
of the course, the students should be able to:
1. Learn the
characteristics, manifestations, and causes of mental disability.
2. Explain the
steps of designing educational programmes for the mentally disabled.
3. List the
classifications of mental disabilities.
4. Compare
social and educational integration strategies for the mentally disabled.
5. Explain how
to develop life skills for the mentally handicapped.
6. Distinguish
strategies for diagnosing mentally handicapped cases.
7. Learn the ways
and means of guiding and counselling the mentally disabled
8. Propose a
programme to develop life skills for the mentally handicapped
9. Compare the
types of mental disabilities.
10. Distinguish
between types of mental disabilities.
11. Suggest ways
and means of preventing mental disability.
12. Discusses
how to develop the life skills of the mentally handicapped.
13. Explains
strategies for diagnosing mentally handicapped cases.
14. Diagnose
mental disability according to different methods of diagnosis.
15. Diagnose
mental disability according to different methods and methods of diagnosis.
16. Perform
basic skills in the care and education of the mentally handicapped.
17. Practice counselling
skills for the families of the mentally handicapped, and for the handicapped persons
themselves.
18. Demonstrate how
to develop life skills for the mentally handicapped.
19. Apply
strategies for diagnosing mentally handicapped cases.
20. Use methods
and means for guiding and counselling the mentally disabled.
21. Demonstrate
independent learning and continuous development.
22. Communicate
orally and in writing.
23. Collaborate
in teamwork.
Respect
professional ethics.
1. Lectures; dialogue
and discussion
2. Case study
and discussion panels; presenting cases with pictures and videos, explaining
how they are applied to students, method of diagnosis and treatment
3. Group work;
report writing and summarizing
4. PowerPoint
presentations
5. Encouraging
students to use modern technologies and employ them in presenting lessons
6. Teamwork,
case study
The content of the course
|
Week
|
Topic
|
|
1
|
The
concept of mental disability
|
|
2
|
Characteristics
of mental disability
|
|
3
|
Classifications
of mental disability
|
|
4
|
Causes of
mental disability
|
|
5
|
Mental
disability programmes
|
|
6
|
Educational
care for the mentally handicapped
|
|
7
|
Vocational
rehabilitation for the mentally disabled
|
|
8
|
Educational
programs for the mentally handicapped
|
|
9
|
Developing
the life skills of the mentally handicapped
|
|
10
|
Strategies
for teaching the mentally handicapped
|
|
11
|
Guiding
and counselling the mentally handicapped
|
|
12
|
Social and
educational integration strategies for the mentally handicapped
|
References
Introduction to Special Education. Jamal Al-Khatib, Dar Al-Fikr,/ Amman
2006
Mental Abilities Fouad Abu Hatab, Anglo Bookshop, Cairo 1980 AD
Educating mentally retarded children. Magda Al-Sayed Obaid, Dar Al-Safa,
Amman, 2000
Mental handicap. Magda Al-Sayed Obaid, Khawla Ahmed Yahya Dar Wael, Amman
2005
Mental disability (causes, diagnosis, rehabilitation). Ahmed Wadi, Osama
House, Amman 2008
