32111 - Evaluation and Intervention Methods in Developmental Psychopathology

Academic Year 2014/2015

  • Docente: Fiorella Monti
  • Credits: 8
  • SSD: M-PSI/07
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
  • Campus: Cesena
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in School and community psychology (cod. 0993)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student: - will know the psychodynamic models of development; - will be able to detect risk and protection factors and signs of discomfort in education context; - will know the main psychodynamic assessment methods; - will know the techniques of psychodynamic counselling

Course contents

  • Models and definitions of developmental psychopathology
  • Developmental psychobiology and psychopathology
  • Parental functions, intersubjectivity and developmental psychopathology
  • Stressful and traumatic events: impact on the child's development

 

The course will take place during the first semester at the Cesena Campus of School of Psychology and Education

  • Affective syndormes and dysregulation syndromes
  • Behavioral disorders, attachment disorders and pervasive developmental disorders
  • Assessment and preventive interventions
  • Cathegorical and dimensional classification of childhood and adolescence disorders
  • Infant Observation

Readings/Bibliography

Massimo Ammaniti (a cura di) (2010). Psicopatologia dello Sviluppo. Modelli teorici e percorsi a rischio. Milano: Raffaello Cortina Editore

PDM Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (2006)

Fiorella Monti (2014). Osservare al Nido. Pensieri in cerca di un Pensatore. Bologna: Persiani Editore

Teaching methods

  • Frontal lessons
  • Training on instruments for assessment in childhood and adolescence
  • Clinical cases: analysis and group discussion

Assessment methods

Final oral exam, on the 3 statutory books.

Specific relevance is given to the achivement of an organic vision of all topics, together with acquisition of a specific language and a deep knowledge of instruments for the assessment

Teaching tools

Projector, dvd, pc

Office hours

See the website of Fiorella Monti