Module Details

Motor and rehabilitation activities

MS2102

Course
Motor and rehabilitation activities
Code
MS2102
Academic Year
2026/2027
Curriculum Year
2025/2026
Degree Programme
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Curriculum
A001 - GENERICO
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Credits
2
Lecture Hours
16
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-EDF/01 - Teaching Methods for Physical Activities
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
2
Teaching period
Primo Semestre
Campus
ALESSANDRIA
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
The professional profile of the TNPEE. Skills and areas of intervention.
Reference Texts
https://www.atlantedelleprofessioni.it/
https://www.associazioneaip.it/profilo-profesisonale-psicomotricista/
https://www.formeeting.it/fad/iscrizioni.fmp?id=7616&m=0&source=mycatalog
https://www.opl.it/corso-master-scheda.php?idp=993
https://www.tsrm-pstrp.org/
DECRETO 17 gennaio 1997, n. 56 (GU Serie Generale n.61 del 14-03-1997)
Ambrosini C, De Panfilis C, Wille AM. La psicomotricità. Corporeità e azione nella costruzione dell’identità. Xenia Edizioni; 1999. 128 p.
Ferrari A, Cioni G. Le forme spastiche della paralisi cerebrale infantile. Springer, editor. 2005.
SIMFER, SINPIA. Raccomandazioni per la riabilitazione dei bambini affetti da Paralisi Cerebrale Infantile. 2013.
SIMFER. Linee guida per la riabilitazione delle malattie neuromuscolari infantili origine genetica. 2003.
ISS. Raccomandazioni della linea guida sulla diagnosi e sul trattamento del disturbo dello spettro autistico in bambini e adolescenti. 2023.
Beukelman DR, Mirenda P. Manuale di Comunicazione Aumentativa Alternativa. Interventi per bambini e adulti con complessi bisogni comunicativi. Erickson, editor. 2014. 791 p.
Light J. AAC Vol. 32, 4-2016
SINPIA. Linee guida del trattamento cognitivo comportamentale dei disturbi da deficit dell’attenzione con iperattività (ADHD).
Conferenza Nazionale di Consenso. Indicazioni e strategie terapeutiche per i bambini e gli adolescenti con disturbo da deficit attentivo e iperattività. Cagliari. 2003.
AIDEE. Disturbo dello sviluppo della coordinazione (DCD) e disprassia. Inquadramento clinico e linee guida per valutazione e trattamento. Febbraio 2024.
https://www.aidee.it/materiale-informativo-disprassia
https://www.airipa.it/link-utili/linee-guida/
AIRIM. Linee guida per la definizione degli Standard di Qualità nella costruzione del Progetto di vita per le persone con disabilità intellettiva. Assessment, interventi, outcomes. 2010.
Learning Outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce the student to the professional figure of the TNPEE and its main areas of intervention.
Prerequisites
No specific prerequisites.
Teaching Methods
Lectures with the use of multimedia and audiovisual tools.
Additional Information
Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request
specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse
e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services-
students-physical-or-learning-disabilities

Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted
the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination
modalities, concerning academic aspects.
Assessment Methods
Written test (30 multiple choice questions) + possible oral test (1 question) on a voluntary basis. The test includes the verification of the level of knowledge and understanding of the contents of the course program, learning ability and communication skills. To pass the exam, the student must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts of the course program. Adequately stimulated by the teacher, the student must demonstrate to recognize any mistakes made and identify the correct answer. Finally, the student must be able to explain the topics in an understandable way and in proper language. To achieve a higher grade, the student must be able to face a thorough and critical discussion of the topics.
Detailed Syllabus
TNPEE: birth and development of the figure.
Code of Ethics.
The competences of the TNPEE.
Where TNPEE works and the relationships with other professional figures.
The stages of motor development in childhood.
The stages of game skills in childhood.
Rehabilitation treatment of children in the autism spectrum.
Rehabilitation treatment of children with ADHD.
Rehabilitation treatment of children with intellectual disabilities.
Rehabilitation treatment of children with infantile cerebral palsy.
Rehabilitation treatment of children with dyspraxia.
Rehabilitation treatment of children with motor coordination disorder.
Rehabilitation treatment of children with dysgraphia.
Rehabilitation treatment of children with neuromuscular diseases.
Rehabilitation treatment of children with sensory disorders.
Overview of Alternative Augmentative Communication.
Overview of managing challenging behaviors.
Expected Learning Outcomes
Understanding the profile of TNPEE.
Understanding the main professional figures working in rehabilitation in developmental age.
Understanding the stages of motor development in childhood.
Understanding the stages game skills in childhood.
Understanding the main pathologies of rehabilitation in childhood.
Understanding methods and techniques of treatment of the main pathologies of rehabilitation in childhood.
Recognize the use of Alternative Augmentative Communication.
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