Health Professions of Rehabilitation Sciences

Program: By the end of the course, students will be able to understand: • The main theoretical and methodological tools useful for research in cultural sociology and communication; • Apply sociology to interpret contemporary social and cultural phenomena; • Social relationships and processes that regulate collective life in the workplace; • The role of communication in work contexts; • Elements of social marketing and Lean Marketing in the healthcare field; • Organizational theories and corporate culture; • Motivation and transversal skills in adult education; Collaborative learning methodologies: • Cooperative learning and learning organizations

Required texts: • Gabrielli G., Profili S., Organization and Human Resource Management, ISEDI, Turin, 2016 • Gianluca Biggio, G. Moriano, Chapter 4 - Group Psychology - Group work for the integration between social and healthcare: the individualized care plan. Settecittà Editore, 2010 Recommended reading: • Griswold W., Sociology of Culture, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2005 • Gaetana Moriano, The I.C.P. (Individualized Care Plan): a planning tool for geriatric care - A global approach to the care needs of the frail elderly, Edizioni Accademiche Italiane, 2015 • Romeo A., Sociology of Cultural and Communicative Processes, Sociology Series, 2015