32152 - Laboratories I (D)

Learning outcomes

M-PSI/05: At the end of the laboratory, students: - will know how to apply the main theoretical models of community psychology; - will be able to understand the dynamics of groups in social and community contexts. M-PSI/08: At the end of the laboratory, students: - will know the assessment in relation to the clinical case; - will know the clinical methodology in relation to the clinical case.

Course contents

The course is in the first semester (October-December 2023) for the M-PSI/05 Module (Module 1: Community Psychology - Prof.ssa Silvia Moscatelli) 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 of social psychology with respect to the issues of discrimination and social inclusion of migrants.

The course includes the following activities:

Analysis of the possible psychological outcomes of the migration experience. Examination of possible strategies for prejudice reduction and promotion of social integration, with a focus on the integration of migrant women.

2. Analysis of interventions in various contexts (school, organization, community). Their aims, methods, applicability, and effectiveness will be analyzed. Students will learn how to plan an intervention aimed at improving the integration of migrants within specific contexts.

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.

Readings/Bibliography

M-PSI/05

Messena, M. e Mancini, T. (2020). Contatto e integrazione Una rassegna della letteratura sui programmi di accoglienza di richiedenti asilo e rifugiati. Psicologia Sociale, 15 (3), 335 - 367.

Rossi, M. e Mancini, T. (2016). I processi di acculturazione dei migranti forzati tra comunità ospitanti, comunità etniche e comunità virtuali. Psicologia Sociale, 11(2), 105-140.

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

In addition to brief lectures, teaching methods will include:

• Practical exercises in small groups
• Guided discussions
• Literature research
• Evaluation of psychosocial interventions

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

To pass the exam, students are requested to:

• attend classes and participate in discussions.
• participate actively in a group presentation concerning the critical analysis of an intervention and the planning of a new intervention.

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, and documents provided during classes.

Office hours

See the website of Silvia Moscatelli

See the website of Giulia Landi