- Docente: Elvira Cicognani
- Credits: 8
- SSD: M-PSI/05
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Cesena
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in School and community psychology (cod. 0993)
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from Sep 25, 2023 to Dec 04, 2023
Learning outcomes
The course aims to introduce students to some intervention strategies and methods that are part of the professional competences of psychologists who work in the field of prevention and health promotion in a variety of contexts (school, health services, local communities, media).
Course contents
Health promotion.
Analysis of the "determinants" of health behaviors.
Inequalities and health
Assessement of health needs in communities.
Behavior change techniques.
Participatory planning of preventive and health promotion interventions.
Risk perception and communication. Technological innovations and health promotion.
Assessment of intervention programmes.
Readings/Bibliography
Compulsory readings.
Zani, B. & Cicognani, E. (2000) Psicologia della salute, Il Mulino, Bologna.
Gremigni, P. & Gorini, A. (a cura di) (2022), Psicologia e salute, Carocci, Roma (Chapters 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 18, 19, 21).
Further readings on selected issues:
Gremigni, P. & Gorini, A. (a cura di) (2022), Psicologia e salute, Carocci, Roma (Chapters 25, 27, 28)
Teaching methods
- lectures
- analysis of papers and intervention projects
- group work on the development of a health promotion project.
Assessment methods
The final exam aims to assess students' learning of health promotion; of the "determinants" of health and health behaviors; of basics of project planning and evaluation, on methods for health promotion interventions.
The exam includes two parts.
a)project work (50%) to be conducted in small groups (3-4 members). Students will be requested to develop the analysis of a health issue, and to elaborate intervention proposals. The results will be described in a 20 pages report, to be preliminarily presented and discussed during class (during the last lectures), before finalising.
b)oral exam (50%) on the contents of the lectures and the reference list.
The final grade will be based on the following criteria: a)completeness of responses; b)capacity of critical analysis on the contents; c) capacity to establish connections among the theoretical concepts and to apply them to the analysis of concrete cases; d) formal characteristics of the outputs; e)the degree of involvement and active participation during classes. Honors will be allowed in case of satisfactory evaluation of all the previous points.
Exam for students not attending classes
The exam will include two parts:
1)Written exam (6-8 open ended questions) (2 hrs), on the contents discussed in the course and compulsory readings.
2)Oral exam, on the readings of the course, in which it will be possible to increase the grade of max 2 points.
The final grade will be based on the following criteria: a)completeness of responses; b)capacity of critical analysis on the contents; c) capacity to establish connections among the theoretical concepts and to apply them to the analysis of concrete cases; d) formal characteristics of the outputs.
Students should register for the exam on Studenti online platform.
Erasmus students can take the exam in English.
Students with special needs are requested to contact the professor.
Teaching tools
slides (available on IOL online Platform), scientific papers, online bibliographic sources.
Office hours
See the website of Elvira Cicognani
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.