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Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
It is suggested to have acquired a basic knowledge on mental functioning models. No preparatory constraints are however required.
Objectives
Contents Definition and application of psychotherapy. Main psychotherapy models. Comparison between psychotherapies. Empirical evidence in psychotherapy: levels of evidence and epistemological problems. Common factors in psychotherapy. Clinical practice in psychotherapy: the professional training of the psychotherapist.
Extended Syllabus Definition and fields of application of psychotherapy. Evidence on efficacy: outcome and process research. Empirical validation of psychotherapies: levels of evidence and epistemological challenges. Common factors, therapeutic allegiance, therapeutic alliance, Dodo verdict. Basic aspects of psychodynamic psychotherapy. Basic aspects of cognitive-behavioral therapy. Basic aspects of systemic psychotherapy. Basic aspects of integrative psychotherapy. Training in psychotherapy in Italy and worldwide.
Recommended Bibliography L. Cionini (a cura di). Modelli di psicoterapia. Carocci, Roma 2013 (Capitoli 1, 2, 3, 7, 8).
Additional materials:
- R.Budd, I.Hughes. The Dodo Bird Verdict - Controversial, Inevitable and Important: A Commentary on 30 Years of Meta-Analyses. Assessment 2009; 16, 510-522 (doi: 10.1002/cpp.648).
- R.B.Ardito, D.Rabellino. Therapeutic alliance and outcome of psychotherapy: historical excursus, measurements, and prospects for research. Frontiers in Psychology 2011, vol.2, art.270 (doi:
10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00270)
- D.Westen, C.M.Novotny, H.Thompson-Brenner. The Empirical Status of Empirically Supported
Psychotherapies: Assumptions, Findings, and Reporting in Controlled Clinical Trials. Psychological
Bulletin 2004; 130 (4), 631-663 (doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.130.4.631).
− Texts and articles will be provided during the course.
Methods of Provision
Teaching Methods The course is scheduled in 56 hours of in-class teaching in sessions of 2 or 3 hours based on the academic schedule. In-class sessions will be constituted by discussing theoretical aspects and clinical cases (diagnosis and treatment planning) that will be held also by experts. The attendance is mandatory. Absences from sessions are admitted within 25%.
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
The exam will be constituted by an oral examination aimed to assess the knowledge, the conceptual mastery, the linguistic skills, the ability of interpretation and analysis of psychotherapeutic processes. 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.
Attendance is mandatory.
Contacts/More Information For explanations and clarifications, the teacher is available after email scheduling.