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