Aims

Psychological and social support is a clinical observation method used in the field of research, for individual examination and for helping others.

The course seeks to provide a critical knowledge of the method and to familiarize the criminology student with the method.

Main themes

Theoretical and technical aspects of the method are examined from the viewpoint of the psychological machinery involved in the interrelationship and of methodological limitations.

The following points are covered: defining support criteria in the clinical field; teleology; observation and listening techniques; statement of need; assistance techniques.

During the practical work, the students are invited to engage in support role playacting, in small groups, on the basis of scenarios taken from actual criminological settings.

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