Skills
Specific operational skills concern the application of physical-motor, reflective, expressive techniques and based on artistic languages for the prevention, promotion and recovery of subjective well-being. In particular, the first year of the course provides for the acquisition of theoretical and methodological knowledge, relating to the following main topics: determining factors of subjective and intersubjective well-being; intervention and evaluation of cognitive psychology and the psychology of emotions; positive psychology; life cycle psychology; psychology of education, guidance and training; neuropsychological foundations of well-being; risk management and management of emergency and crisis situations;. There are also courses for the development of comprehension skills and the critical analysis of psychological theories, models and concepts; observation and analysis of behaviour, detection of psychophysiological and neuropsychological indices, application of psychometric tools (tests), construction of scales and questionnaires; evaluation and assessment.
The second year of the course involves the acquisition of theoretical and methodological skills, related to the following main topics: stress management; prevention of discomfort, malaise, burn-out; resilience; rehabilitation and functional recovery of cognitive and socio-relational skills; application of well-being in social and group contexts. Paths are also provided for the development of the skills of understanding and analyzing the processes of development of personal potential, the refinement of the skills of reflection and re-elaboration, design, monitoring and evaluation of protocols proper to research, assessment and intervention in multiple contexts, such as personal, environmental, cultural and based on the technological system.
Didactics
The graduate degree programme pursues the objectives previously stated through training proposals - structured in the form of courses, specialist modules, laboratories, practical exercises and simulations - covering the following areas:
- psychological factors determining subjective well-being;
- quality of life, sustainable lifestyles and behaviours;
- empowerment, life skills development and lifelong learning;
- adult support; active ageing;
- active citizenship competences (in relation to aspects such as nutrition, health, financial management, risk and safety);
- Guidance and life plan (life design), career support (career counselling), professional repositioning;
- environment design, artifacts, and positive technology;
- stress management; prevention of discomfort, malaise, burn-out;
- resilience; management of emergency and crisis situations;
- rehabilitation and functional recovery of cognitive, emotional and socio-relational skills.
On a methodological level, the training action is based on tools for the observation and analysis of behaviour, the detection of psychophysiological and neuroscientific indices, the application of tests, the construction of scales and questionnaires, the conduct of interviews and interviews, the management of assessment procedures and psychological diagnosis, the application of statistical procedures for data processing.
Specific operational skills concern the application of physical-motor, psychophysiological, neurostimulation, expressive and reflective techniques based on different languages, including artistic ones, for the prevention, promotion and recovery of subjective well-being, empowerment and rehabilitation.
Students have the opportunity to customize their course of study by choosing from the range of options offered by the graduate degree, as well as from the broader educational offer of the Faculty and the entire University.