32152 - Laboratories I (B)

Learning outcomes

The course is in the first semester (October-January 2024) for the M-PSI/05 Module (Module 1: Community Psychology - Prof. Christian Compare) and the second semester (March-May 2024) for the M-PSI/08 Module (Module 2: Clinical Psychology – Prof.ssa Giulia Landi).

M-PSI/05

Students will learn how to apply the methods and tools of Community Psychology and utilize them in designing and possibly implementing projects for analysis and/or intervention within the community. These projects will be focused on areas such as psychosocial, educational, and prevention/well-being promotion within the context of the service-learning (SL) course.

SL integrates meaningful community engagement activities into the students' curriculum, dedicated to addressing emerging societal issues identified by and with local community organizations. This active involvement of students aims to meet the identified needs from a perspective of social justice and sustainable development.

This approach fosters experiential learning and empowers students to apply theoretical knowledge and disciplinary skills developed in the academic setting. Through service-learning, students can acquire civic and active citizenship competencies, which are further strengthened through their engagement experiences.

The proposed reflective activities enable students to grasp the challenges of applying the principles and methods of the discipline in real-world settings, utilizing the competencies of the psychologist profession.

M-PSI/08

Students will learn how to apply the structure of a psychological clinical interview and to the assessment of the clinical case according to different models in clinical psychology.

The course includes the following activities:

1. Comparisons between psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitivist, and systemic theoretical models and their use in Clinical Psychology;
2. Techniques and Exercises on how to conduct a clinical interview;
3. Identification of signs, symptoms and syndromes in clinical psychology, diagnostic assessment and treatment planning;
4. Practical exercises regarding the construct of psychological flexibility.

Course contents

M-PSI/05

Compare, C., & Albanesi, C. (2023). Belief, attitude and critical understanding. A systematic review of social justice in Service‐Learning experiences. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 33(2), 332-355. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2639

Service Learning and Community Engagement Lab: https://site.unibo.it/servicelearning-labpsicom/it

European Association of Service Learning in Higher Education: https://www.easlhe.eu [https://www.easlhe.eu/]

Further references will be provided at the beginning and during the lab activities, depending on the specificity of the context in which the SL project is developed.

M-PSI/08

Dazzi, N., Lingiardi, V., & Gazzillo, F. (2019). La diagnosi in psicologia clinica: personalità e psicopatologia. Raffaello Cortina.

Further references and readings will be suggested during classes.

Readings/Bibliography

M-PSI/05

Compare, C., & Albanesi, C. (2023). Belief, attitude and critical understanding. A systematic review of social justice in Service‐Learning experiences. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 33(2), 332-355. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2639

Service Learning and Community Engagement Lab: https://site.unibo.it/servicelearning-labpsicom/it

European Association of Service Learning in Higher Education: https://www.easlhe.eu [https://www.easlhe.eu/]

Further references will be provided at the beginning and during the lab activities, depending on the specificity of the context in which the SL project is developed.

M-PSI/08

Dazzi, N., Lingiardi, V., & Gazzillo, F. (2019). La diagnosi in psicologia clinica: personalità e psicopatologia. Raffaello Cortina.

Further references and readings will be suggested during classes.

Teaching methods

M-PSI/05

The working methodology is based on the service-learning approach that integrates academic training (learning) with a 'community engagement experience' (service) on concrete real-world issues through intervention/field research. There will be short lectures, small group work, guided discussions, collection and analysis of qualitative and/or quantitative data, production of documentation products and feedback to local stakeholders. The classroom will be divided into small groups that will work continuously on the same project.

The SL includes a part of classroom activities (approximately 6 hours) and a part of field work (approximately 20 hours). The instructor's responsibilities will involve conducting training sessions, providing consultancy support, and offering supervision to the students in relation to:

• Promotion of empowerment, a sense of community, and social justice.
• Promotion of citizenship skills, critical reflexivity, and social responsibility.
• Documentation of the process.
• Monitoring of the project's progress and outcomes.

In their field work students will carry out:

• contextual analysis
• drafting an analysis/intervention and evaluation plan
• design of the intervention
• documentation of the process

M-PSI/08

The lectures will be integrated by exercises, clinical cases presentation and discussion, role-playing, and simulation of clinical interviews.

Assessment methods

M-PSI/05

• Attendance to classroom activities, fieldwork activities, and the activity of giving back to stakeholders and the community.
• Participation in the drafting and presentation of a final report or presentation (individual or group) documenting their experience. Instructions on how to write the report and final presentation will be provided during the course.
• Producing an individual reflection on the course and the learning gained using the reflective diary and participating in monitoring meetings.
• Producing a report to the tutors of the organization where they carried out the service/community-based activity in the form of a letter.
• Completing a questionnaire to evaluate their experience in the SL course.

M-PSI/08

Active participation in the activities proposed during classes and full attendance to classes are essential in order to be admitted to the final examination. The final examination will consist of the presentation of a clinical case in small groups (assessment and treatment hypothesis).

Teaching tools

Video projector, DVD player, computer, Onedrive, Teams, Zoom, Padlet, and documents provided during classes.

Office hours

See the website of Giulia Landi

See the website of Christian Compare