Unit PLANNING AND EVALUATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS
- Course
- Assessment of individual functioning in clinical and health psychology
- Study-unit Code
- 40999309
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Carlo Garofalo
- Teachers
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- Carlo Garofalo
- Hours
- 54 ore - Carlo Garofalo
- CFU
- 9
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2025
- Offered
- 2025/26
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Psicologia dinamica e clinica
- Academic discipline
- M-PSI/07
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian.
- Contents
- The course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills regarding:
- the guidelines for planning and evaluating psychological interventions in different contexts in the field of clinical and health psychology;
- the main research designs used in the development and evaluation of psychological intervention projects;
- the main notions in studying the effectiveness of psychotherapy and how these can be translated into different contexts;
- the writing and presentation of research projects to obtain funding based on competitive calls.
The final program will be communicated at the beginning of the course and made available on course page of the UniStudium website. - Reference texts
- [students with limited understanding of the Italian language should contact the teacher for alternative readings in English]
Leone, L., e Prezza, M. (2005). Costruire e valutare i progetti nel sociale. Franco Angeli.
Del Corno, F., Lo Coco, G. (2018). Disegni di ricerca in psicologia clinica. Franco Angeli.
Dazzi, N., Lingiardi, V., Colli, A. (2006), La ricerca in psicoterapia. Modelli e strumenti, Raffaello Cortina Editore. Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 12.
Lecture slides (available on the UniStudium page of the course).
Any additional material posted on the course's UniStudium page under "Materiale d'esame".
Alternative readings in English language:
Roberts, M.C., & Ilardi, S. S. (Eds.) (2003). Handbook of Research Methods in Clinical Psychology. Wiley.
Sellbom, M., & Suhr, J.A. (Eds). (2019). Cambridge Handbook of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis. NY: Cambridge. - Educational objectives
- The main objective of the course is to provide students with knowledge and skills regarding the planning of psychological interventions and their evaluation.
Specifically, the objectives of the course are defined as follows with reference to the following domains: - Knowledge and understanding: allow the student to achieve the fundamental knowledge to identify areas and possible methods of intervention in the field of clinical and health psychology; - Applying knowledge and understanding: allow the student to apply this knowledge to develop an intervention project;- Making judgments: the student will be able to integrate the acquired knowledge to critically evaluate the characteristics of various psychological interventions and related effectiveness studies;- Communication skills: provide students with the specific skills and terminology that will allow them to present their project ideas to interlocutors involved in various roles for the successful outcome of an intervention; - Learning skills: allow the student to transfer the acquired knowledge and skills to independently keep themselves updated on the literature on the design and evaluation of psychological interventions that use various methodological approaches. - Prerequisites
- To understand the planning and evaluation of psychological interventions, it is advisable to have a basic knowledge of the main intervention models and assessment instruments.
Furthermore, it is advisable to be able to read and comprehend scientific articles in English. - Teaching methods
- The course is organized as follows:
- classroom lectures focused on the course topics;
- practical exercises based on real cases of research projects;
- group work on the course topics with on-site supervision and plenary discussions (if possible based on attendance numbers);
- presentation of group work and debate (if possible based on attendance numbers). - Other information
- During the course, the student can check the course material and any announcements/notices from the lecturer on UniStudium.
- Learning verification modality
- The final exam will focus on the topics covered in the course and will include a written test with multiple-choice questions and an oral exam. • the written test will consist of 20 multiple-choice questions with 3 choices (only one correct answer, each question is worth one point, without deductions for incorrect or missing answers, for a maximum of 20 points). Time available: 30 minutes (+ 30% in case of DSA certification). Minimum score for passing: 12 out of 20. • the oral exam will focus on all the topics of research methodology and planning and evaluation of psychological interventions. The oral exam will be evaluated with a score from 0 to 10. Scores from 6 to 10 will be considered sufficient and will be added to the points obtained for the multiple-choice questions. In the case of a maximum score, “cum laude” may be awarded for the outcome of the oral exam. Where possible, the teacher may provide for midterm tests during the course that consist of active and voluntary participation in the teaching activities proposed by the teacher and that require individual contribution, such as exercises and research, individually and/or in small groups. Such midterm tests may eventually partially replace the final exam tests. In case of repeated attempts, the grade received at the last attempt, and not the highest grade, remains valid. On the day of the exam, please check the classroom where the exam will take place on the timetable board at the Department entrance or on the daily lecture timetable on the website www.fissuf.unipg.it The written exam will be administered face-to-face on a personal electronic device using the UniStudium platform with Safe Exam Browser/SEB. Further information and test files are available on the UniStudium page of the course to ensure that the SEB works on your device and to familiarize yourself with the UniStudium exam platform. Anyone who does not have the opportunity to use their own electronic device can take the exam at one of the LIDU (Computer Lab of the Humanistic Departments) stations after having completed the recognition procedures in the classroom and at the time indicated in the calendar. In order to reserve a seat at the LIDU it is necessary to request it, indicating it in the notes at the time of booking the exam. Further information will be published on the exam booking page on the SOL and on the UniStudium page of the course. If students want to take an exam in a previous academic year than the one scheduled in the study plan, it is recommended to attend the classes and take the exam in the first available session after the classes have ended, therefore respecting the teaching planning. Students with disabilities and/or with DSA are invited to visit the webpage dedicated to the tools and measures provided (https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa) and to agree in advance on what is necessary with the teacher. Student workers or students with other special needs are also invited to contact the teacher in advance to agree on what is necessary.
- Extended program
- 1. The contemporary debate on psychotherapy research
2. History of psychotherapy research
3. Empirically supported treatments vs empirically supported relationships
4. Indications for a good research methodology
5. Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods in clinical psychology research designs
6. Read and understand a psychotherapy research article
7. Build and evaluate clinical and health psychology projects (approaches, models, and steps)
The final program will be communicated at the beginning of the course and made available on course page of the UniStudium website. - Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
- 3. health and well-being