Psychology of Intervention in Relational and Social Contexts

Due to the knowledge and skills in his possession, the graduate in Psychology of Intervention in Relational and Social Contexts is able to carry out the profession of Psychologist with functions of planning, management, implementation and responsibility for the activities envisaged by the art. 1 of Law 56/89.

The object of his professional activity is mainly the use of knowledge and intervention tools for the analysis of the problems of individuals-in-contexts, the planning and evaluation of psychosocial interventions aimed at individuals, families, groups, associations, organizations and local communities.

Students of the Master's Degree in Psychology, having obtained the assessment of suitability of the Practical Evaluation Internship (TPV) activities, can access the practical evaluation test (hereinafter, PPV), which precedes the discussion of the degree thesis, and become qualified to practice the profession.

The skills acquired by the graduate in Psychology of Intervention in Relational and Social Contexts translate into the ability to use assessment and intervention tools in social and community settings (schools, workplaces, institutions, formal and informal social networks, families, individuals) and in services aimed at person, groups, organizations and communities, for the promotion of individual and social well-being.

The graduate in Psychology of Intervention in Relational and Social Contexts is a specialist in Psychological Sciences. He/she can work as a freelancer or with an employee relationship, exercising roles of high responsibility in organizations and in services aimed at the person, groups, communities (school, health, public administration, companies). In particular, he/she can design and manage interventions aimed at promoting health, preventing psychosocial distress and improving the quality of life of individuals, groups, organizations and communities, as well as monitoring and evaluating the quality, effectiveness and appropriateness of interventions. He/she can therefore work with different roles and in different areas; for example: in the field of counseling, diagnosis and psychological support in services aimed at the person and families; in the field of training and consultancy in schools for the prevention and fight against youth distress, for the assessment of psychological problems in developmental age, of a cognitive, affective and relational nature, for the promotion of inclusion processes; in the field of promoting psychological well-being and quality of life of subjects with social fragility (e.g. elderly people, people with significant mental distress, subjects affected by chronic diseases) in care and assistance contexts and in formal and informal social networks, also supporting teamwork in multidisciplinary groups; in the field of planning and management of interventions aimed at the psychosocial integration of immigrant citizens or other fragile social groups and in the field of planning and management of participatory processes, at the service of bodies, institutions, associations; in the field of assessment and intervention on work-related stress and the management and development of human resources in the workplace. He/she can also, in the different contexts of intervention, conduct research activities to deepen the analysis of problems and design targeted intervention responses.