Psychology of parenting

lpsys2614  2024-2025  Louvain-la-Neuve

Psychology of parenting
6.00 credits
60.0 h
Q1

  This learning unit is not being organized during year 2024-2025.

Teacher(s)
Language
French
Main themes
Childrearing behaviors (styles et parenting practices, transactional model)
Family relationships (attachment, parental differential treatment, coparenting, sibling relationships, family alliance)
Parental development
Determinants of parenting (parent factors, i.e. parental cognitions, intergenerational transmission; child factors, i.e. temperament and behavior, contextual factors, i.e. educational level, social support, partner support)
Assessment in parenting psychology
Evidence-based interventions
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 This course specifically aims at developing students' skills of observation and analysis of parent-child relationships within the family. Based on these observations and analysis, students will also be trained to identify interventions adapted to the specific situation, to design psychological interventions and / or educational for families, to conduct assessment, including communication phase of results and questioning on possible adjustments.
A1. to access the knowledge that provides an explanation and understanding of an individual, group or organisation;;
A2. to analyse, review in a well-reasoned manner and modelise a situation (individual, group or organisation) referring to the theories, research results, methods and tools relating to psychology
B1. . to master knowledge concerning interventions intended to improve a given situation (individual, group or organisation);
B2. to plan an intervention intended to improve a given situation (individual, group or organisation);
B3. to implement an intervention plan, totally or partially, and evaluate its effectiveness.
C2. to structure and present collated data.
E1. to understand the stages, methodologies and tools of scientific research in psychology and education;
E3. to act as a professional in the field of psychology and education, referring to the principles of, among others, ethics and deontology.
F2. to use the means and opportunities to develop a personal professional project.
 
Content
Module 1: Theoretical course (face-to-face lectures)
Module 2: e-learning exercises
Teaching methods
Module 1: Theoretical course (face-to-face lectures)
Module 2: e-learning exercises
Evaluation methods
In this course, students are assessed in two ways:
- continuous assessment, including 2 compulsory homeworks due no later than the first day of the session in January or August. Each homework is worth 3 points out of 20 in the final grade (6 points out of 20 in total).
- an in-session oral examination worth 14 points out of 20 of the final grade.
Other information
This course is given in an “English-friendly” format. For details, please see below.
The course is given in French, but a set of English slides is available for international students:
  • no but a DeepL automatic translation of French slide is available
The core reading for the course is in French, but equivalent core reading is available for international students in English
  • yes
The standard exam is an oral exam in French. However, international students taking this course:
  • Will be allowed to take the oral exam in English:
The course requires coursework in French. However, international students taking this course:
  • Can provide the coursework in English:
    no
  • Can be exempt from providing the coursework:
    yes
Online resources
Moodle site
Teaching materials
  • Roskam, I., Galdiolo, S., Meunier, J.-C., & Stiévenart, M. (2015). Psychologie de la parentalité: Modèles théoriques et concepts fondamentaux. De Boeck. Roskam, I., & Mikolajczak, M. (2015). Stress et défis de la parentalité. De Boeck
Faculty or entity


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in Family and Sexuality Studies

Master [120] in Psychology