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 programme 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 emotional psychology; 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; assessment and assessment.
The second year of the programme 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 analysis related to 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 pursues the previously stated objectives through training proposals - structured in the form of courses, specialized 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 skills (in relation to aspects such as nutrition, health, financial management, risk and safety);
- Guidance and life plan (life design), career accompaniment (career counselling), professional repositioning;
- design of environments, 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 behavior, detection of psychophysiological and neuroscientific indices, application of tests, construction of scales and questionnaires, conduct of interviews and interviews, management of psychological assessment and diagnosis procedures, 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 customise their study plan by choosing from the range of options offered by the graduate programme, as well as from the wider range of courses offered by the Faculty and the University as a whole.