Psicologia clinica, dinamiche di gruppo e pedagogia applicate

The course has the following objectives: - Understanding and re-elaborating the principles and techniques of the helping relationship and the conduction of groups; - Deepening the knowledge of biopsychosocial and cultural influences on human behaviour as a basis for a better understanding of the self and group dynamics; - Learning more about strategies to foster multi-professional and multicultural integration processes; - Knowing the main theoretical perspectives on adult education; - Knowing the main dimensions of educational experience.

At the end of the course the student will be able to: critically analyse models of individual behaviour and group dynamics, useful for the management of both patients in healthcare and the relationships in multidisciplinary teams
Within the scope "Knowing the main theoretical perspectives on adult education", students will be able to:
- Explain the fundamental concepts of adult education: lifelong learning, lifewide learning.
- Describe the main theories related to experiential and reflective learning, with particular regard to the conceptualization by Schön (deutero learning) and Mezirow (transformative learning).
- Know the characteristics of practical knowledge and the community of practice.

Within the scope "Knowing the main definitions of the concept of educational experience", students will be able to:
- Describe the elements that shape an educational experience: goals; actions; power dimensions; emotional factors.
- Account for the main elements that characterize the educational "dispositive" as a model of understanding the educational experience.

In order to reach the learning outcomes described above, students will need to know John Dewey's theory of quality of experience, explained during the course.

Students will know the main characteristics of the current debate on Continuing Medical Education.