32111 - Evaluation and Intervention Methods in Developmental Psychopathology

Academic Year 2018/2019

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Cesena
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in School and community psychology (cod. 0993)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the teaching, the student: - will know the psychodynamic models of development; - will be able to detect risk and protective factors and signs of discomfort in educational context; - will know the main psychodynamic assessment methods; - will know the techniques of psychodynamic intervention.

Course contents

The course will take place during the first semester (October to December 2018) at the Cesena Campus of the School of Psychology and Education (address: piazza A. Moro, 90).

The course is for students attending the 2nd year of Laurea Magistrale in Educational and Community Psychology.

Main topics of the course are:

  • Models and definitions of developmental psychopathology
  • Methods of observation in developmental psychopathology
  • Tools and Clinical assessment in developmental psychopathology
  • Developmental psychobiology and psychopathology
  • Diagnostic classification of newborn's and child's disorders: PDM-2
  • Transition to parenthood and parental functioning: risk and protective factors
  • Parental psychopathology and influence on child development
  • Psychosomatic disorders
  • Feeding disorders
  • Affective dysregulation and attachment disorders
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Mood disorders
  • Behavioral disorders
  • Stressful and traumatic events: impact on the child development

Readings/Bibliography

The student has to study the 3 following books:

Tambelli R. (2017). Manuale di psicopatologia dell'infanzia. Bologna: Il Mulino.

Lingiardi V., McWilliams N. (2017). PDM-2 Manuale Diagnostico Psicodinamico. Milano: Raffaello Cortina Editore. To study: Sezione III-Infanzia, Sezione IV-Prima infanzia, pp.445-779.

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

 

Teaching methods

  • Frontal lessons
  • Training on instruments for assessment in childhood
  • Clinical cases: analysis of clinical protocols, evaluations and videos in group
  • Invited experts on topics regarding developmental psychopatholgy

Assessment methods

Final oral exam on the 3 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

Some possible questions on:

  • Theoretical models in Developmental Psychopathology
  • Protective and risk factors for parenthood
  • Observation instruments and developmental scales
  • Risk trajectories in childhood
  • Psychopathological trajectories in childhood
  • Diagnostic Classifications in childhood
  • Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual in early childhood and childhood
  • Specific disorders as described in Tambelli's Manual

The student has to subscribe for the exam to the internet website respecting the deadline. Studentes having problems in the subscription, nedd to get in contact with the Didactic Office.

The Professor will then decide if admitting the student or not.

Teaching tools

Projector, dvd, pc

Office hours

See the website of Francesca Agostini

SDGs

Good health and well-being

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.