OVERVIEW

Individuals and social contexts are considered inseparable by the community psychology; they create an ecosystem whose knowledge is essential to understand the people’s behavior and to increase their well-being. Working in the perspective of community psychology, through its methods and techniques, means acting on relational and group processes, territorywise as a community that can sustain well-being.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to promote psychologists’ training in socio-cultural, organizational and territorial settings, according to persons, groups, and the community well-being approach. In particular the aim of this course is to enable students to present multi-level interventions, to interpret the context in preventive perspective, deepening the community work in public and private social-health services.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course intends to deepen the discipline of community psychology through theoretical, research and intervention models, aimed at promoting community development. Furthermore, the course aims to provide skills both for the reading of contexts and for the definition and activation of community and evaluation projects, interventions and programs, based on well-being and empowerment.

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

• learn the main methods and techniques of community psychology
• critically analyze the most relevant constructs of community psychology
• identify strengths and limitations of the various methodologies and techniques of community psychology
• design a community intervention to promote community development
• design a participatory evaluation process of a community project
• actively manage a presentation to a community

PREREQUISITES

Basic knowledge of community psychology, with particular reference to the key constructs of the discipline

TEACHING METHODS

The course will alternate lectures introducing methods and techniques, with investee lessons through the presentation of interventions in the field. Group activities can be also arranged to promote active learning methodologies of community psychology. 

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The following techniques will be analyzed in detail: analysis and writing of community profiles; organizational analysis of institutions, groups, associations; development and construction of community evaluation and intervention projects.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Program for students regularly attending the classes:

• Marta E., Mannarini T., De Piccoli N., Arcidiacono C. (2021) Manuale di Psicologia di Comunità, vol. 1 e vol.2  Franco Angeli, Milano. 

• Slides on aulaweb.

• Program for students that cannot attend the classes:

• Marta E., Mannarini T., De Piccoli N., Arcidiacono C. (2021) Manuale di Psicologia di Comunità, vol. 1 e vol.2  Franco Angeli, Milano. 
• Dallago L., Santinello M., Vieno A. (2004)Valutare gli interventi psicosociali, Le bussole, Carocci, Roma.
• Slides on aulaweb.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The knowledge acquired will be assessed through an oral exam on the contents of the program. Through this mode, we will verify the theoretical and methodological knowledge acquired by the student, the critical look in relation to the main constructs addressed and the ability to translate them in the contexts.

Assessment methods for attending students:

Attendance at the lessons will allow you to get an overview of the materials in the program, thanks to the slides of the course, available on Aulaweb. Attending students will then give priority to the study of slides, the notes of the reports and use the texts in the program as a reference in case of further study. The oral will focus on the topics addressed in the lesson. In addition, attending students, will be able to design a community intervention, in the manner that will be presented in class, which will be the subject of the oral exam.

Assessment methods for non-attending students:

For non-attending students, in addition to analysing and studying the texts and slides, it is suggested that they prepare a community intervention using the methodologies and techniques of the discipline to take to the oral examination.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Through the oral exam, students will be able to demonstrate an adequate knowledge of the main methodologies and techniques in the field of community psychology and to be able to apply the knowledge acquired in order to carry out community interventions. Students will be able to prove the acquisition of the technical language typical of the discipline.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Lessons will be held in Italian. Erasmus students are invited to contact the lecturer to agree on examination methods and texts.

Students with disabilities, Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or Special Educational Needs (SEN) are reminded that, in order to request accommodations for examinations, they must first submit their certification to the University’s Student Inclusion Services for students with disabilities and SLDs.

Subsequently, to request exam accommodations, students with disabilities or SLDs must complete the form available on the following page: Services for Students with Disabilities or SLDs | UniGe | University of Genoa.

Students with SEN, on the other hand, must send an email to the course instructor, copying the School Contact Person for the inclusion of students with disabilities and SLDs (laura.traverso@unige.it) and the “Student Inclusion” Office (inclusione.studenti@info.unige.it).

The email must specify:

• the name of the course;
• the date of the examination session;
• the student’s surname, first name, and student ID number;
• the compensatory tools and dispensatory measures considered appropriate and requested.

For all students, requests for accommodations must be submitted well in advance (at least 7 working days before the examination date). Requests submitted after this deadline may not be accepted.