The 2nd cycle Degree Course in "Clinical Psychology" is the natural continuation, deepening and developming in a professional sense of the training of 1st cycle courses, in particular of the class 24.
The main objective of the Course is to train psychologists with specific skills for the psychological-clinical intervention aimed at individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.
Starting from a deepening of the basic psychological knowledge already acquired, and in the perspective of an integrated approach between theoretical and applicative skills in the clinical-relational field and in the field of neuropsychological research, the Degree Course aims at providing skills related:
- to the evaluation and prevention, treatment and care of people, families, groups, organizations, communities;
- to the promotion of health, development and well-being;
- to the field of research.
The two curricula, "Relation and Care" and "Neuropsychology", provide a strong common educational core, in the first year, and a specialized second-year articulation, which aims to define in a specific and professionalizing way the clinical-relational and neuropsychological skills, in accordance with the needs of the labour market.
Specific training objectives of the CdLM in Clinical Psychology are:
- the updated knowledge of the main explanatory theories of normal psychological functioning and of psychopathological suffering, from the point of view of clinical-relational research (with particular reference to psychodynamic and group models), as well as the most recent acquisitions in the field of neuroscience;
- learning the ability to evaluate, diagnose and assess mental functioning and the relational dynamics of people, families, groups, organizations, and also of the main neuropsychological syndromes, techniques and neuropsychological diagnosis;
- the knowledge of the clinical-relational and neuro-rehabilitation methods and the ability to draw up appropriate clinical reports for communication with colleagues and other professionals (eg social workers, psychiatrists, operators, etc.), as well as with the users themselves;
- the knowledge of the clinical psychology research methods, based on the evaluation of outcome, process and context (setting);
- the learning of the ability to provide therapeutic indications, to carry out studies on the effectiveness and applicability of the interventions in the different care settings.
To achieve these objectives, the Course in Clinical Psychology provides educational activities related to the field of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, General and Physiological Psychology, Social and Labour Psychology.
Related and integrative training activities are also provided, aimed at completing the professional profile through the deepening of advanced, specialist and current issues of the psychology sector, consistent with the needs expressed by the labour market. In this context, personal training experiences are also offered, in group contexts, aiming at the acquisition of awareness on the importance of the relationship as the main tool for work and intervention in clinical psychology (groups of experiential training and laboratories for discussing clinical cases).
Teaching is based on the integration between lectures and interactive and practical training methods (role-playing, case exposition, simulations, workshops).
Internships in companies or institutions are also provided, as further training activities providing students the opportunity to face with professional activity.
The Degree Course is also the key to access to University Master Courses, specific Training Courses and Postgraduate Schools for Psychotherapy.