Understand the functioning of the main psychological disorders according to the explanatory models supported by clinical research. Get an overview of evidence based therapy in clinical psychology to plan a multidisciplinary intervention.
Lessons aim at providing the students with theoretical tools in order to both analyze our everyday micro-social dynamics and reflect on ourselves as “aware player” of social context. Course is particularly focused on the psychological small-group dynamics: qualitative characteristics, leadership and conflict; empathy and “listening ability”; “being in the relationship" ability and role interpretation in order to well do/well play own professional role
1) Basic knowledge of the main topics covered by the discipline.
2) Knowledge of the role that Work and Organizational Psychology plays in other disciplines that deal with work and organization issues.
3) Knowledge of research methods and basic epistemology of the discipline.
4) Deepening of some specific topics of the discipline.
Frontale lesson, experiential exercise
Scientific interest beginning for group dynamics in the 19th century
Peculiarities of small-group context
Theoretical models of in-action small-groups
Leadership and output on the organizational climate
-group focused on the leader and “scapegoat” phenomenon
-leadership focused on the group and social-cognitive conflict and valorisation of human resources
Empathy and active listening
“Johary’s Window”: a model to improve self-awareness and to better play our professional role.
1) General introduction to the course.
2) Interdisciplinarity regarding the themes of work and organizations.
3) Unintentional effects in the ambit of organizations and in the interaction between socio-labor sphere.
4) History, development and professional perspectives in work psychology. From psychotechnics to the psychology of human resources. The psychology of work: its history. The psychology of work: its peculiarities. Perspectives in our country. Valuing differences and achieving diversity management. Activity of the work psychologist.
5) Methods and techniques of research in work psychology. The empirical research process. Problems related to the interpretation of results. Research and ethical problems.
6) Psychosocial risks. Work and wellness. Occupational stress. Violent behavior in the workplace. Mobbing. Stalking. Burnout. Vicaria Traumatization.
7) Psychology of organizations: development of the discipline. The complex origin of the discipline. The contemporary scenery.
8) Organization as culture. The cultural approach: the origins. Organizations are cultures: the cultural metaphor. Culture and organizational cultures. Organizational culture: analytical categories and expressive forms.
9) The organizational climates. The climate construct. Intervention research and management policies. The phases of the climate analysis.
10) Leadership. The first studies: the theories of the "great man". The behavior-based approach. From leadership styles to the situational approach. The "path-goal" model and the "leader-member exchange" theory. From transactional leadership to transformational leadership. Empowering leadership and team leadership. Leadership and shadow.
Licciardello O. (2015), I gruppi. Aspetti epistemologici e ricadute applicative, Angeli, Milano (pp.7-49; 83-150; 183 fino alla fine)
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