48092 - Intervention Methods for the Distress of the Elderly

Learning outcomes

the purpose of the courses is to promote knowledge about differents methods for the psychological interventions with elderly populations, family carers and profesional caregivers. The course will enable students to assess, and to develop psychological interventions with elderly. During sessions, different model of interventions shall be presented based upon evidence based practice litterature . Within this frame, particular attention shall be pointed upon the interventions planning with focus on the devloment and the ongoing assessment of interventions outcomes in order to take into account not only effectiveness but also efficacy of interventions. 

Course contents

Psychology of aging: trajectories, dynamics and interactions. the developmental complexity in elderly
Clinical psychology of aging: prevention, treatment, crisis and adaptation
Interventions domains in the psychology of aging: cognitive, affective, educational and supportive
Clinical psychology and dementia. Interventions on: cognitions, emotions, behavioras, sensory
Clinical psychology and dementia: interventions for family carers and professional caregivers
Clinical Psychology and dementia: interventions related to environment
Elderly psychopathology: depression, anxiety, psychosis, bereavment. asssessment and interventions
End of life issues: supportive care and palliative care

Readings/Bibliography

Chattat R.(2004). L'invecchiamento: aspetti psicologici e modelli di valutazione. Carrocci, Roma

Woods B., Clare L. (2007). Handbook of the Clinical Psychology of Ageing, Second Edition.

Moniz-Cook E., Manthorpe J.(2008) (Eds). Early Psychosocial interventions in dementia. JKP, London.

Charazac P. (2007) Comprendere la crisi de la vieillesse. Dunod, Paris.

Teaching methods

1. classroom lecture
2. films
3. role playing
   
4. clinical examples
   
5. observation of interventions

Assessment methods

the learning assessment shall be carried out using written test both with open questions and quiz questions and examples of clinical situations

the aim of the assessment is to accertain the knowledge of the students toward the matter developped during the courses and ability to focus upon assessment procedures

as assessment criteria the following shall be used:

1. the capacity organize the response.
2. the ability to develop a synthetical and clear exposition.
3. the ability to plan an intervention protocol in relation to a clinical case.

Teaching tools

PC

videoprojector

films

Office hours

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