Aims
- Studying an updated and recent version of the case formulation models.
- Understanding in practice the relationship between theory and practice.
- Understanding in practice the theoretical differences between models, especially psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, and cognitive constructivist.
Programme
The psychodiagnostic assessment is conceived in psychotherapeutic terms, i.e. a formulation shared with the patient of the case. Case formulation closely links theory and clinical practice.
The case formulation includes an explanatory model of the emotional suffering of the individual patient, based on a general theoretical model, which justifies the rationale of the interventions and the treatment strategy proposed to the patient, provides clinical variables that allow the monitoring of therapeutic progress and the its feedback action on the treatment strategy which allows, when necessary, to reformulate the case, renegotiate the objectives of the therapy, modify the treatment strategy according to a new formulation and a new rationale.
Exam
The exam is oral and includes: question of your choice on one of the two compulsory texts, question from the teacher on the other compulsory text and any third question at the request of the student on one of the optional texts.
Bibliography
COMPULSORY TEXTS:
- Ruggiero, G. M., Caselli, G., Sassaroli, S. (2022). La formulazione del caso in terapia cognitivo comportamentale. Trento: Erickson. https://www.erickson.it/it/la-formulazione-del-caso-in-terapia-cognitivo-comportamentale; Versione originale in inglese: Ruggiero, G. M., Caselli, G., Sassaroli, S. (2021). CBT Case Formulation as Therapeutic Process. Cham, Svizzera: Springer Verlag. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030635862
- McWilliams, N. (2002). Il caso clinico. Dal colloquio alla diagnosi. Milano: Cortina. https://www.raffaellocortina.it/scheda-libro/nancy-mcwilliams/il-caso-clinico-9788870787399-848.html
A THIRD MANDATORY TEXT TO BE CHOSEN FROM THE FOLLOWING:
- Bara, B. (2018). Il terapeuta relazionale. Tecnica dell’atto terapeutico.
- Hayes, S., e Hofman, S. (2020). Process-based CBT. I processi e le competenze cliniche di base della terapia cognitivo-comportamentale. Roma: Fioriti.
- Horowitz (2019). Formulation As a Basis for Planning Psychotherapy Treatment. American Psychiatric Association Press. Tr. It. Horowitz (2020). Case Formulation: pianificare il trattamento terapeutico. Milano: Cortina.
- Muran, J. C, e Eubanks, C. F. (2021). Il terapeuta sotto pressione. Riparare le rotture dell’alleanza terapeutica. Milano: Cortina.
- Safran, J. D., e Muran, J. C. (2019). Teoria e pratica dell’alleanza terapeutica. Bari: Laterza.
- Semerari, A. (2022). La relazione terapeutica. Storia, teoria e problemi. Bari: Laterza.
- Wells, A. (2018). Terapia metacognitiva dei disturbi d’ansia e della depressione. Trento: Erickson.
