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Operational Assistant - Support for Children and Young People in Socio-educational Contexts

Direção
Maria Clementina Rodrigues Rios
Maria Neves Gonçalves
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  • Deliberação A3ES
  • Horas de contacto: 120.00
  • Créditos ECTS: 16
  • Requisitos de Graduação: 16
  • Área Científica: Education Sciences
  • Modo: Presencial
  • Língua: EN
Grau: 
(Formação Livre)
  • ApresentaçãoPresentation

    This course aims to prepare qualified professionals capable of caring for children and young people in order to promote their overall growth and development, health and well-being. This course is particularly aimed at people who already work in the field and are looking to improve their skills. It is also aimed at all those who have a taste for the field of education but need training in order to work in it. We want to train people who are proactive in institutions, working with educational teams to ensure the well-being of children and young people in conjunction with the family.
  • Condições de IngressoAccess Conditions

    9th grade
  • ObjectivosObjectives

    - To awaken in trainees the need to model attitudes and behaviors with a view to the overall development, health, well-being and safety of the children and young people in their care. - To develop in trainees the need to look at and critically analyze the contexts in which they work, in order to be able to select and develop activities that promote rich experiences from a sensory, motor, cognitive, affective, social and sexual point of view, using the most appropriate resources. - To develop team spirit in trainees, i.e. to collaborate in the planning of educational and recreational activities in the various contexts in which they work, taking into account the educational needs and age of the children and young people in their care. - Promote the development of trainees to be a proactive element in institutions, in the educational team and in promoting the well-being of children and young people in conjunction with the family.
  • DestinatáriosRecipients

    You can apply for this course: - Educational Assistants / Operational Assistants - Anyone with a taste for and interest in working with children and young people
  • CompetênciasCompetences

    - Ensuring the conditions of food, hygiene, rest, health, safety, general well-being and organization of the place where the children and young people are, as well as the materials used. - Accompanying children and young people in the kindergarten room, Free Time Activities (ATL) and Family Support Component (CAF), in playgrounds and other places where their presence is requested. - Ensuring the well-being of children and young people at risk and with special needs. - Informing parents and/or staff of any health or other problems concerning the child's or young person's daily routine. - Identifying alterations in the physical, psychomotor, socio-affective and cognitive development of children and young people and reporting them to the educational team. - Apply first aid in the school context.
  • Plano de EstudosStudy Plan

    1º Ano / Common Core

    ProgramECTS
    Basic rules of nutrition, hygiene, safety and rest1.5 ECTS
    Children and Play2 ECTS
    Children's Literature and the Performing Arts3.5 ECTS
    Diversity and socio-educational inclusion2 ECTS
    First Aid - Types of Accidents and Ways of Acting1.5 ECTS
    Information Literacy and Digital Communication2 ECTS
    Motricity and Development2 ECTS
    The Operational Assistant: Profile and Functions1.5 ECTS