Learning objectives
The course aims to promote: theoretical knowledge related to the main
concepts of developmental psychology and educational Psychology in the
field of hospitalization and staff training; understanding of such
issues applied to sanitary field;. to show how
this knowledge can be applied to a professional reality through the use of
survey instruments and development assessment. Finally, the course
aims to foster students’ independent judgment with respect to the
theoretical issues studied and improve their ability to communicate about
the aspects they have investigated and learned.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
The course will touch the topic of children's hospitalization, narrative
methodology and projects in health contexts.
Full programme
The content of this course focuses on children's hospitalization. Course
Content:
children'reaction to the illness; relationships between children and
healthcare staff; narrative medicine; relationships between healthcare
staff and psychologist; development of research and training program in
helth contexts.
Bibliography
The educational material will be provided during the course and charged
on platform Elly Medicina.
Teaching methods
Lectures will be held on-site in compliance with safety standards, provided that further instructions on the ongoing health emergency are not implemented. Supportive material will be available on the specific, student-reserved platform (Elly) and will include slide presentations, audio-video aids or video-recordings of the lectures.
Individual lessons and group works.
In the event that the worsening of the current health emergency (Covid-
19) does not
make it possible the lessons at presence, they will be totally online at
distance in
synchronous and asyncrhonous mode (Teams).
Assessment methods and criteria
The exam provides for the preparation of an individual written report led
by the teacher, starting from the study of topics treated in class.
In this report, students must show:
knowledge acquired;
the ability to apply them to real situations;
the ability to reflect on their experience.
The evaluation of the report, out of thirty, takes place according to the
following criteria:
1) Content skills or how detailed the candidate addresses the topic: up to
10 points
2) Exposing skills, ie how precise is the language used by the candidate
to expose the concepts: up to 10 points
3) Argumentative and reflective skills, that is how consistent and logical
is the concatenation of the concepts exposed and how students apply
them to their experience: up to 10 points.
Other information
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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
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