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HELPING RELATION AND COUNSELING IN HEALTH SETTINGS Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
A basic knowledge of research methods and design in psychology is recommended.
Objectives Contents The research process; Experimental research designs; Case-Control Design and Cohort Design; Analysis and presentation of data; Ethical issues; The communication of results. Introduction to a statistical software for social sciences (SPSS). The following topics will be addressed: the software structure; basic techniques; techniques for calculating descriptive statistics, differences between groups and associations between variables. A final part of this section will be devoted to the applicability of the skills learned during lessons and writing drafts of research reports.
Extended Syllabus The course will be dedicated to the research methodology in clinical and health psychology, starting from ideation and arriving to research report. The main research designs will be examined with a special focus on cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. An in-depth analysis of mediation, moderation, and moderated mediation will be addressed. Further, during the course an introduction of a statistical software for social sciences (SPSS) will be done. In particular, the following topics will be addressed: the software structure; the basic techniques that allow performing functions of calculation, transformation, division of data; techniques for calculating descriptive statistics, differences between groups (categorical variables / continuous variables), and associations between variables (bivariate correlations). A final part of the course will be dedicated to the practical application of knowledge and skills acquired by the students.
Recommended Bibliography Kazdin A. E. (2018). Metodologia della ricerca in Psicologia Clinica. Pearson Italia, Milano (Capitoli 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 16, 18).
Additional texts and articles will be provided during the course.
Teaching Methods The course is structured in 48 hours of frontal teaching and guided practical exercises. This amount is divided into 3-4 hours lessons according to the academic calendar.
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
The exam will be constituted by written and/or oral examination aimed to assess the knowledge, the conceptual mastery, the linguistic skills, the ability of interpretation and analysis of research data. The exam will be evaluated on a score range from 18 to 30. A score 18-23 indicates a sufficient knowledge, 23-28 a good level of knowledge, 28-30 an excellent knowledge, "cum laude" particular abilities of analysis and critical reasoning.
Contacts/More Information For explanations and clarifications, the teacher is available after email scheduling.
