SCHOOL PSYCOLOGY

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

PSISVI13

Academic Year of enrolment:

2023

Year of supply:

2023/2024

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in PSYCHOLOGY

Disciplinary Sector:

Psychology of Development and Psychology of Education

Language:

Italian

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

DI SANO Sergio

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

Prerequisites:

This is an advanced course that presupposes a basic knowledge of developmental psychology.

Objectives

Training objectives: The course is divided into three parts. The first part intends to provide a detailed knowledge of the areas and tools for the psychologist's intervention in the school environment. The second part aims to provide in-depth knowledge on the topic of microaggressions and discrimination in schools. The third part involves the acquisition of practical competence in the use of a grid for the analysis of cultural shocks.

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course the student will have to:
• Understand the main areas and tools for the psychologist's intervention in the school environment, with particular attention to different aspects: intervention models, needs analysis and definition of project objectives, developing projects at school, planning psychological consultancy activities at school.
• Know how to analyze the psychological and dynamic manifestations of microaggressions, with particular reference to three types: racial, gender and related to sexual orientation
• Be aware of the impact of microaggressions on victims and microaggressors
• Know the main findings of research on microaggressions in different fields
• Know strategies to defuse microaggressions and macroaggressions

Autonomy of judgement
At the end of the course the student must know:
• Reflect on the contribution of the school psychologist to address a variety of problems that arise in the school environment
• Reflect on the contribution that the school psychologist can make to promote interethnic relations and combat discrimination at school
• Know how to analyze situations of misunderstanding that can arise in the context of intercultural relations

Communication skills
At the end of the course the student must know:
• Present and discuss a thesis based on an interview analyzed using a specific grid, referring to the culture shock method

Contents

This course aims to provide advanced skills in the field of School Psychology. The course will be divided into two parts. The first part, of a general nature, will provide an overview of the areas and intervention tools for the psychologist in the school environment, with particular attention to four aspects: 1) History, intervention models and training paths; 2) Analysis of needs and definition of project objectives; 3) Develop projects at school; 4) Plan psychological counseling activities at school. The second part, of a monographic nature, will provide both in-depth knowledge on the topic of discrimination, with specific reference to microaggressions (racial, gender, related to sexual orientation) and a methodological tool, the "cultural shock method", which school psychologist can use to promote intercultural dialogue and interethnic relations in the school setting.

Extended Syllabus

A) FIRST PART - GENERAL
• History of school psychology, intervention models and training paths
• Analysis of needs and definition of project objectives
• Develop projects at school
• Plan psychological counseling activities at school

B) SECOND PART - MONOGRAPHIC
• Psychological and dynamic manifestations of microaggressions
• The impact of microaggressions on victims and microaggressors
• Research, teaching and psychological assistance for microaggressions
• Strategies to defuse microaggressions and macroaggressions
C) THIRD PART - PRACTICE
• The principles underlying the culture shock method
• The construction of the analysis grid
• Analysis of situations involving culture shock

Recommended Bibliography

A) First part: General
• Matteucci, M. C. (a cura di) (2023). Lo psicologo scolastico. Aree e strumenti per l’intervento. Roma: Carocci (pages to study: from 15 to 111), 23 euros.
B) Second part: Monographic
• Sue, D. W. and Spanierman L. B. (2020, tr. It. 2022). Milan: Raffaello Cortina Editore, (pages to study: from 19 to 163 and from 233 to 260), 24.70 euros
C) Third part: Practic
• Cohen-Emerique, M. and Rothberg, A. (2015, tr. it. 2016). The culture shock method. Milan: FrancoAngeli Milan, pages: 196, 26 euros

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

The course is divided into 60 hours of teaching based on a combination of lectures, group discussions, case analyses, practical exercises and field activities. Students will be encouraged to actively participate in discussions and activities, and to apply the concepts and techniques learned in the analysis of real cases.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

Oral test based on the interview and including the discussion of a thesis (of approximately 5 pages). To prepare the essay, you need to carry out an interview with a minor, transcribe it, and analyze it based on the culture shock method (see the grid reported in the text: Cohen-Emerique and Rothberg, 2015; tr. It. 2016). The score will be an average of the scores obtained in the three parts of the exam (general part, monographic part and practical part)

Contacts/More Information

Erasmus students can contact the professor for information regarding the English language texts to be studied, the methods of participation in the lessons and the English language tests that they will have to carry out.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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