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SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY / FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Requirements of signing the index books (acknowledgement of the semester, including
the realization of individual tasks):
Students must: (1.) attend at least 11 of the 14 classes; (2.) complete the mid-term reflection
paper; (3.) participate in class discussions; and (4.) complete the final reflection paper in order
for the professor, Dr. Boukydis, to sign their index books.
Method of evaluation:
The final grade for the course will involve: 1. Satisfactory attendance; 2. Active participation in
class discussion; 3. Passing grade in the mid-term reflection paper; and 4. Passing grade in the
final reflection paper. The grades will be defined on the 3-scale evaluation system.
Type of examination:
There will be no final examination in this course. Students have to hand in a final reflection paper
on the last day; 14th (class).
List of suggested or obligatory readings, literature:
NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale (NNNS). Lester, B. M. and Tronick, E.Z. (2004). The
neonatal network neurobehavioral scale. Pediatrics, (113).
Essentials About Consultation in the Perinatal Period; Observing Infants and Sharing Observations
with Parents ; Use of Neurobehavioral Assessments as a Context for Consulting with Parents and
in Prevention/Intervention; and Consults with Parents and Caregivers of At-Risk Infants: Prematurity
and Substance-Exposure (Chapters 1-4) In CFZ Boukydis Consulting with Parents and Infants in
the Perinatal Period: Baltimore, MD USA Brookes Publishing Co.
Assessment of Preterm Infant Behavior (APIB). Als, H., Lester, B.M., Tronick, E.Z. and Brazelton, T.
B. (1982) Toward a research instrument for the assessment of preterm infants’ behavior. In. H.E.
Fitzgerald et al (Eds.) Theory and research in behavioral peidatrics, Vol.1, (pp.85-132) New York,
Plenum.
Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS). Brazelton, T.B. and Nugent, J. K. (1995). The
neonatal behavioral assessment scale. London: MacKeith Press.
Neurological Assessment of the Preterm Infant (NAPI) [Korner, A.F. and Thoman, V. A. (1990)
Neurobehavioral assessment of the preterm infant. New York: The Psychological Corporation.
Dubowitz, L. and Dubowitz, V. (1981). The neurological assessment of the preterm and fullterm
infant. Clinics in Developmental Medicine: No.79. Philadelph: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.