PSYCHOLOGY OF EMERGENCIES AND TRAUMA mutuato
PSICOLOGIA DELLE EMERGENZE E DEL TRAUMA
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2023/2024 | 6 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Vittoria Ardino | Office room (Polo Volponi) and/or online appointments agreed by email |
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Course partially taught in a foreign language
English
This course is taught partially in Italian and partially in a foreign language. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course guides students to understand and to deepen their knowledge into psychological trauma and its consequences according to the Trauma-Informed-Care paradigm. More specifically, the course facilitates a learning experience based to gain insights into the complexity of trauma, from prevention to treatment. Theories serve to stimulate critical thinking, a vision on different approaches and methods towards a trauma-informed-care perspective. Students will also learn how to address the effect of trauma on organisational culture and functioning, both in the health and social care system and in companies with a multidisciplinary vision integrating policy, Developmental Psychology, Management Sciences and Forensic Psychology.
Program
The module is articulated as follows:
Week 1: Origins and development of Psychotraumatology and Emergency Psychology - Lectures introduce students to the history and development of both Psychotraumatology and Emergency Psychology highlighting similarities and differences;
Week 2: Trauma-Informed- Care and Health and Social Care policies - Lectures present the principles of Trauma-Informed-Care stemming from a public health vision of psychological trauma.
Weeks 3 and 4: Definition of psychological trauma and its impact - Activities explores the definition of psychological trauma and the applicability into the services.
Week 5: Traumatic processes - Lectures focus on traumatic processes, like emotion regulation, dissociation and traumatic memory functioning.
Weeks 6,7 and 8: Assessment, Intervention and Treatment - Activities focus on diagnostic criteria of trauma-related syndromes according to the major diagnostic classification systems. Furthermore, intervention and treatment principles will be presented along with screening and assessment of trauma.
Bridging Courses
Students are not requested to compulsorly attend other courses prior to enrolling into this course.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
- knowledge and understanding: theories and models that relevant to the detection, assessment and treatment of psychological trauma and its consequences; familiarity with trauma-informed policies .
- applying knowledge and understanding: ability to use knowledge and ideas to reason on the critical issues in psychotraumatology .
- independent judgement: being able to use knowledge to demonstrate a professional understanding of the scientific material
- communication skills: ability to communicate with a proper scientific language
- learning skills: ability to read and understand scientific material and to apply correctly to the presented issues .
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Frontal lectures, case discussion, critical review of scientific papers.
- Attendance
Attendance is not compulsory; however, it is highly recommended.
- Course books
1. Ardino, V. (2024). Il Trauma Psicologico: ricerca, clinica e policy. Carocci Editore.
2. Ardino, V. (2024). L'approccio trauma-informed. Unicopli Editore
3. Scientific papers coving the topics addressed during lectures and uploaded on the Blended Platform.
- Assessment
Written exam: 21 closed questions and 3 open ended questions.
Students have the possibility of integrating their written exam with a viva discussion if they have obtained a minimum of 21/30 during their written examination)
The final evaluation will be expressed in thirdy/30.
The evaluation criteria will be consistent with the learning objectives and expected outcomes descrbed above for the Course (Dublin Descriptors)
The scores are pointed according to slots listed below:
0-17: insufficient competence level
18-20: sufficient competence level
21-23: fully sufficient competence level
24-26: good competence level
27-29: very good competence level
30-30 cum laude: excellent competence level
- Disabilità e DSA
Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.
A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
Frontal lectures, case discussion, critical review of scientific papers.
- Attendance
Attendance is not compulsory; however, it is highly recommended.
- Course books
1. Ardino, V. (2024). Il Trauma Psicologico: ricerca, clinica e policy. Carocci Editore.
2. Ardino, V. (2024). L'approccio trauma-informed. Unicopli Editore
3. Scientific papers coving the topics addressed during lectures and uploaded on the Blended Platform.
- Assessment
Written exam: 21 closed questions and 3 open ended questions.
Students have the possibility of integrating their written exam with a viva discussion if they have obtained a minimum of 21/30 during their written examination)
The final evaluation will be expressed in thirdy/30.
The evaluation criteria will be consistent with the learning objectives and expected outcomes descrbed above for the Course (Dublin Descriptors)
The scores are pointed according to slots listed below:
0-17: insufficient competence level
18-20: sufficient competence level
21-23: fully sufficient competence level
24-26: good competence level
27-29: very good competence level
30-30 cum laude: excellent competence level
- Disabilità e DSA
Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.
A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.
Notes
Students may request to write their exam in English
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