Profile:
Social Psychologist
Functions:
- design, management and evaluation of psychosocial interventions (eg prevention, study, etc)
- assessment and measurement of attitudes and/or processes underlying human behaviour (eg consumption behaviour)
- study and analysis of theories and models for understanding psychosocial phenomena (eg research activities)
Skills:
- Direct knowledge of the main psychosocial investigation methodologies (construction of questionnaires and interviews, management of focus groups, etc.);
- skills in conflict management and in the shared construction of social attitudes and representations;
- use of psychometric tools
Professional opportunities:
- expert and/or consultant for government and third sector agencies facing with psychosocial issues
- expert and/or consultant for labour organizations for the study of attitudes and/or processes based on consumption behaviour
- research activity for institutions and universities
- Practice as Psychotherapist (after obtaining the post-graduate specialization required by MIUR)
Profile:
Occupational and Organizations Psychologist
Functions:
- study and evaluation of the relationship between individuals, tools and work environments;
- study and assessment of aspects related to well-being, stress in the workplace, and prevention and treatment of psychological distress in organizations;
- evaluation and study of the central aspects in the connection between individual and work (psycho-attitudinal tests, motivational investigation tools, behavioural detection grids, situational tests, etc.)
- management of personnel selection procedures;
- guidance and career counselling activities
- analysis of training needs, planning of training interventions, implementation of psychosocial training interventions, monitoring and evaluation of training interventions and of their outcomes.
Skills:
- diagnosis and intervention on the organizational climate (through qualitative and quantitative tools);
- knowledge of the tools improving well-being in the workplace (eg tools aimed at for improving internal communication or commitment to the organization)
- knowledge of the tools for the prevention and treatment of psychological distress in organizations;
- Knowledge of the tools for the evaluation of psychological aspects useful for the guidance, selection and development of competences in organizations (psycho-aptitude tests, motivational investigation tools, behaviour detection grids, situational tests, skills balance, etc.)
- ability to identify training needs and to implement training actions related to the development of transversal skills in organizations.
Professional opportunities:
- Human resources manager (as a consultant for small and medium-sized enterprises and employee for medium-large enterprises and public organizations)
- Private practice or collaboration with consultancy companies for educational and vocational guidance, human resources recruitment, selection, training and development, implementation of organizational interventions, outplacement, etc.
- Private practice as Psychotherapist (after obtaining the post-graduate specialization required by MIUR).