AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

-To provide students with the knowledge of the basics and the main applications of the treatments for the psychiatric rehabilitation in the community with reference to the evidence based practice

- To introduce the main applications of treatments in rehabilitation psychiatry according to evidence based practice

-To provide basic knowledge to do a behavioural assessment for rehabilitation purposes

-To introduce some interventions based on behavioural approach , in particular for community rehabilitation: exposure, token economy modelling

-To introduce the general theoretical model of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy and the specific model of Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Phobias, OCD, Panic Disorder, Psychosis, Substance Disorders

-To give elements useful for a basic assessment following the principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in order to build  a rehabilitation plan

-To provide the students with the main principles of the theoretical model of “Third wave” Behavioural therapies

-To introduce the main principles for a  basic assessment and interventions following the “third wave “ behavioural Therapies approach

LEARNING OUTCOMES

.-    To have knowledge of the main treatments used in Rehabilitation Psychiatry

• To recognize the differentiating characteristics amongst the three main kind of  CBT
• To apply the main principles of CBT to clinical problems
• To critically evaluate the different types of CBT
• To know the main principles of the three main CBT
• To acquire the knowledge of and use appropriately the CBT technical terminology
• To compare the different interventions in CBT
• To classify the different therapies that are part of the third wave CBT
• To plan possible  clinical interventions CBT based

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

• Evidence based practice: main treatments and the use of interventions for Community Rehabilitation based on research and international guidelines
• Basis for a behavioural assessment: Functional Analysis (ABC), data and information gathering trough the use of adequate tools
• Basis for behavioural intervention, in particular for the Community Rehabilitation: exposure, token economy modelling
• The theoretical model of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy
• The theoretical model of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy for specific Disorders: Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Phobias, OCD, Panic Disorder, Psychosis, Substance Disorders
• Basic Elements for a Cognitive and Behavioural Assessment and interventions in the Community: the Cognitive ABC, the CBT Assessment, other interventions
• The basic knowledge of the theoretical model of “Third wave” Behavioural therapies: ACT, DBT, MBCT and BA
• Basic interventions following the “third wave “ behavioural Therapies approach, in particular following the ACT model. Mindfulness an introduction

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

• La terapia cognitivo comportamentale by J.S Beck Astrolabio Ubaldini edition,
• Lecture notes provided by the lecturer

SUGGESTED FURTHER READING

• Enabling recovery for people with complex mental health needs a template for rehabilitation Services published by the Royal college of Psychiatrists, Faculty of Rehabilitation and Social Psychiatry, edited by Drs P. Wolfson, F. Holloway and H. Killapsy
• Trattamento Cognitivo comportamentale del Disturbo Borderline by M. Lineham, edited by Cortina
• La trappola della felicità by R. Harris, translation by G.B Presti edited by Erickson
• The ABCs of human behaviour, by J. Ramnero, N: Torneke, Ed. New Harbinger Publications

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ANDREA AGUGLIA (President)

ANDREA ESCELSIOR

RICCARDO GUGLIELMO

ALESSANDRO NUCERA

MARCO MOLLICA (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

October

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam

Exam schedule