Clinical Psychology

Activity type

Psicologia dinamica e clinica

SSD

M-PSI/08

Year

1st year

Semester

1st semester

CFU

3

Hours distribution

36 laboratory hours

Lecturers

MANUELA TOMAI

Activity type

Psicologia dinamica e clinica

SSD

M-PSI/08

Year

1st year

Semester

1st semester

CFU

6

Hours distribution

48 classroom hours

Lecturers

MANUELA TOMAI

General aims.
The course aims to bring the student to the knowledge of two traditional areas of psychological inter-vention: health organizations (hospital and territory) and third sector organizations (associations, social cooperatives, volunteers, NGOs ...). Retracing the historical location, the birth and evolution of these two contexts allow to clarify the cultural dimensions, the resources and the main limitations that char-acterize them. The main theories and methods of psychological intervention in health and third sector organizations will be presented; the presence, role and use of psychological skills in the contexts under consideration will be discussed.
The course aims to develop skills for comparison and exchange between different skills in order to grasp the complexity of the new questions of biological, psychological and social health.
The course will offer the student the possibility to actively experiment with specific intervention meth-odologies and the opportunity to have a direct comparison with experts in the field.
Among the course contents: multidisciplinary teams and integrated working models, chronic pathology management, network working models, social interventions

Specific aims
The course aims to develop skills for comparison and exchange between different professions in order to grasp the complexity of the new questions of biological, psychological and social health, with particular attention to chronic diseases and models of integrated work.
The presence, role and use of psychological skills in the contexts under consideration will be discussed

Knowledge and understanding
What the student will know when completing the course:
• The main reference theories;
• The main methods and tools of psychological intervention in health and third sector organizations
• The legislation, Italian and international, which regulates the presence of the psychologist in the health structures and the III sector
•The role and use of psychological skills in the contexts under consideration.
• The Models of network work, interventions in social contexts

Applying knowledge and understanding
The student completing the course will have acquired:
• the ability to grasp the complexity of new biological, psychological and social health questions
• the ability to compare, exchange and integrate different skills
• the ability to organize, conduct, participate in working groups
• the ability to implement multidisciplinary interventions
• the ability to use interdisciplinary and network working models

Making judgements
The activities that contribute to the development of these skills:
Classroom exercises,
• subgroup discussions,
• simulations,
• comparison with professionals working in health and third sector organizations,
• experimentation in real contexts outside the classroom
• Participation and management of working groups

Communication skills
The main activities aimed at developing the ability to communicate / transmit what has been learned:
• group discussions,
• oral plenary reports of the activities carried out in the sub-group,
• joint preparation of reports of activities carried out in groups

Learning skills
The main tools provided to help the student to undertake subsequent studies with a high degree of auton-omy:
• Experimentation of activities carried out with indirect supervision
• Individual assessment as well as group

Prerequisites
It is useful that the student has: • Knowledge of the main theoretical models of clinical psychology IMPORTANT. • Knowledge of the main constructs of community psychology (Social support, network work): HELPFUL • Design skills: HELPFUL

At the end of the course, the student will know:
- the main theoretical reference models: biopsychosocial, systemic-relational, ecological, community clinical
- The primary methods and tools of psychological intervention in health and third sector organisations
- Italian and international regulations governing the presence of the psychologist in healthcare and third sector structures
- The role and use of psychological skills in the contexts under examination.
- Network working models, interventions in the social sector
At the end of the course, the student will have acquired the ability:
- to grasp and respond to the complexity of new health demands
- to compare, exchange, and integrate different competences
- to organise, lead, and participate in working groups
- to implement multidisciplinary interventions
- to use interdisciplinary and networked working models

The student should know the main theoretical models of clinical psychology. IMPORTANT - Knowledge of the primary constructs of community psychology (Empowerment, Social support, Network work models): USEFUL - Planning skills: USEFUL

Teaching content
Part I (20 hours): knowledge of the intervention contexts under examination (health and III sector contexts):
- Historical and cultural dimensions of III sector organisations
- Social cooperatives
- Voluntary organizations
- Motivation in the 3rd sector
- Constraints and opportunities in the recruitment of resources in the 3rd sector organizations
- Historical development of health organizations (hospital and territorial)
The prominent and most recent regulations governing health systems
- Cultural dimensions of health organizations
- Relationship between medicine and psychology
- Models of intervention in health care
- Psychologists in health services
- The process of humanization of hospitals
- The demand for psychology in contexts
- Models of integrated work
Part II (20 hours) thematic in-depth study
- The psychosocial intervention
- Chronic pathology
Part III (44 hours): laboratory activities and exercises, classroom work, construction and administration of interviews with expert representatives of the contexts under examination, simulated group work, and experimentation of interventions/observations in real external contexts.

1.Clerici C.A., Veneroni L., (2014), Clinical psychology in hospitals. Counseling and intervention models, Il Mulino, Bologna
2. De Plato G., Corsi C., (2019), The role of the psychologist in the new welfare system, Bonomia University Press, Bologna
3.Converso D., Piccardo C. (2003), The profit of empowerment, Raffaello Cortina Editore, Milan,
4. Morganti M., (2004), Non-profit productivity and well-being. How to combine efficiency and solidarity in third sector organizations, Franco Angeli, Milan
5. Handouts to be downloaded from the teacher's file area

Module: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY IN HEALTH CARE AND NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
N/D
Module: GROUP PSYCHOLOGY IN PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION
N/D

The teaching model adopted will be a combination of
- lectures, to expose the theoretical principles guiding the design and implementation of interventions in the psychological field.
- role-playing
- Group work stimulates participation, in-depth study, and critical reflection on the concepts addressed.
- Analysis of intervention projects, to apply the acquired knowledge in the critical discussion of intervention models.

- workshop experiences, aimed at acquiring professional skills on the activation, participation, conduct, and evaluation of working groups

Direct involvement and active student participation are required
Attendance is strongly recommended, especially for laboratory credits

Evaluation Objective
To assess theoretical knowledge and operational skills

Number of tests and time allocation
Assessment is only foreseen at the end of the teaching, based on the examination tests provided by the faculty.
There are no intermediate assessment tests: pre-appeals, examinations.

Type, duration, and method of administration
The assessment includes a written examination and an oral interview.
The written examination includes three open questions. The student may choose two compulsory queries and a third from two alternative proposals.
The first two questions are compulsory and will be marked from 0 to 10 points; the third question (chosen by the student) will be marked from 0 to 5. The examination will last 75 minutes.
Preparing and administering an interview with a psychologist, working in healthcare or the third sector, and observing a group is required for the laboratory examination. The group observation will be done using an observation grid that the student will become familiar with and learn to use while attending the course. The laboratory work (interview and group observation) is to be reported in a paper handed in at least 1 week before the examination date. The paper will be graded from 0 to 5 points.
All laboratory tests can be carried out in small groups.
Honours will be awarded to students who achieve the highest mark in both assessments and/or stand out for the quality of their exam.

Final assessment
For the written examination: The first two questions are assessed from 0 to 10 points; the third question (the one of the student's choice) is evaluated from 0 to 5 points.
The paper is assessed from 0 to 5 points for the laboratory examination.
Attendance, active participation, reasoning skills, and critical thinking are assessed positively for assessment purposes.

N.B. Bookings for the examination close at least 7 days before the examination date

Psychological intervention in psychological rehabilitation
Organisational metaphors

• Teaching content Part I (20 hours): knowledge of the intervention contexts under examination (health and III sector contexts): - Historical and cultural dimensions of III sector organisations - Social cooperatives - Voluntary organizations - Motivation in the 3rd sector - Constraints and opportunities in the recruitment of resources in the 3rd sector organizations - Historical development of health organizations (hospital and territorial) The prominent and most recent regulations governing health systems - Cultural dimensions of health organizations - Relationship between medicine and psychology - Models of intervention in health care - Psychologists in health services - The process of humanization of hospitals - The demand for psychology in contexts - Models of integrated work Part II (20 hours) thematic in-depth study - The psychosocial intervention - Chronic pathology