Learning objectives
Aim of the course is to prepare students to work within the school contexts. In particular, they will be introduced to research work, to students’ and teachers’ services and to organizational activities. In all of these cases, the students will acquire competences and professional methods.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of developmental psychology, educational psychology and adolescence are prerequisites.
Course unit content
The course is offered to students of the second year of the master in Clinical and applied psychology. It is aimed at offering students a critical and exhaustive picture concerning the contribution of psychology to the school contexts and of the professional role of school psychologists. In particular, it will focus on school intervention on three levels. An individual level (for students, teachers or parents), a class level (on the relational dynamics in the classroom) and an institutional level (management of human resources and school-family relationships). Given the practical characterization of the course, the attendance to the lessons is highly encouraged and valued.
Full programme
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Bibliography
The material useful for the writing of the school intervention will be presented and discussed in class, and then published on the platform.
Textbooks:
Trombetta, C. (2011). Lo psicologo scolastico. Trento, Erikson.
Molinari, L., Corsano, P., Cigala, A. (2018), Psicologia dei processi di sviluppo e di adattamento in classe. Bologna, Il Mulino.
Teaching methods
Lessons will be partly conducted through teacher’s explanations and will partly comprehend a series of individual and group tasks concerning intervention and projects of school psychology.
Assessment methods and criteria
The exam will consist in a project of school psychology intervention in its planning, management and evaluation aspects. Projects will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria: internal consistency, clarity of objectives and methodology, expectation of changes.
Other information
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