By the end of the course, the student should be able to conduct an initial clinical psychological interview, including for the purpose of a proper descriptive and explanatory psychodiagnosis.
Course Prerequisites
The student should have adequate knowledge of neuropsychological cognitive psychotherapy.
Teaching Methods
The course consists of lectures, group exercises, and the observation of initial video-recorded interviews. The course has a predominantly clinical and applied character, so most of the lessons involve the description of a real initial psychological interview, a thorough analysis of diagnostic aspects, and the challenges presented by the patient's pathology or existential distress. Additionally, there will be a description of the subsequent potential psychotherapeutic process.
Assessment Methods
The first examination of the first exam session consists of simulating an initial interview, with the student taking on the role of the psychologist. An experienced psychologist will simulate their own patient, and the student must demonstrate the practical application of the methodologies learned during the course. The practical examination is reserved for those who have attended the entire course and have already passed the cognitive psychotherapy exam.
The entire procedure will be conducted with the utmost respect for privacy. From the second exam onwards, the assessment will be based on oral examinations using the course materials.
Texts
Reference: Davide Liccione, Diego Liccione (Eds.) (2016). The First Interview in Psychotherapy. Libreriauniversitaria
Contents
Theoretical Part:
The psychological interview and its main differences from other forms of individual interviews. Hermeneutics of the text (general theories).
Clinical-Application Part:
Practical exercises on material brought by students. Practical exercises of psychological interviews in a group setting. Clinical examples using video-recorded material of initial psychological interviews." Elements of semiotics of the text. Narrative identity, individual history, and expectations. Fractures of personal identity in the life story. Use and abuse of interpretation. The text-context cycle. Question formulation strategies. Response reception strategies. Silence. Communication, meaning, and significance. From the interview to diagnosis. Refiguration.
Course Language
Italian
More information
Various small-group clinical-applied seminars are scheduled.
