Psychiatric Rehabilitation Techniques
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Techniques
Course sheet
A.Y. 2025/2026
Bachelor
L/SNT2 - Health professions for rehabilitation
The graduate of the degree programme in Professional Education must know how to:
·plan, manage, and verify educational programmes aimed at promoting health and development of the potential of at-risk persons, to reach ever-increasing levels of autonomy;
·contribute to promoting and organising infrastructure and healthcare and social-welfare resources, in order to plan integrated educational projects;
·plan, organise, manage, and assess one's own professional activities within a social-welfare setting, or within a healthcare or rehabilitation or socio-developmental clinic, in a coordinated manner, working in concert with other professionals at such facilities, and by engaging interested parties and/or their families, community groups, and the community at large;
·work with families and in an integrated manner within a community in order to promote social cohesion and aggregation;
·offer and supervise play-therapy type activities;
·participate in study, research, and documentation activities in the pursuit of the aforementioned purposes.
·plan, manage, and verify educational programmes aimed at promoting health and development of the potential of at-risk persons, to reach ever-increasing levels of autonomy;
·contribute to promoting and organising infrastructure and healthcare and social-welfare resources, in order to plan integrated educational projects;
·plan, organise, manage, and assess one's own professional activities within a social-welfare setting, or within a healthcare or rehabilitation or socio-developmental clinic, in a coordinated manner, working in concert with other professionals at such facilities, and by engaging interested parties and/or their families, community groups, and the community at large;
·work with families and in an integrated manner within a community in order to promote social cohesion and aggregation;
·offer and supervise play-therapy type activities;
·participate in study, research, and documentation activities in the pursuit of the aforementioned purposes.
Professional Educators are Social Workers as defined under Ministry of Health Decree of 8 October 1998, no. 520. The degree programme allows one to practice in the profession.
The graduate in Professional Education formulates and executes educational programmes aimed at promoting personal development, and the social reintegration of persons with psycho-physical impairments, who are at risk of social isolation. Graduates work with children, youth, adults, and seniors to prevent and overcome difficulties and social impairments due to disability, deviance, dependence, poverty, disenfranchisement, and mental illness. As defined in Ministerial Decree 520/98, the Professional Educator performs his or her professional activities within a healthcare or rehabilitation or socio-developmental clinic whether in the public or private sector, in a residential or semi-residential facility, whether as an employee or as an independent contractor. Services may be ambulatory in nature (Ser.T, Psychosocial Centres or Centres for Mental Health, Initial Welcome Centre, etc.), day-care (Social-Educational Centres, Rehabilitation Day Clinics, Youth Community Centres, Psychiatric Day Centres, etc.), residential (Rehabilitation Communities, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Psychiatric Group Homes, Group Homes for the Disabled, etc.)
Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
The graduate in Professional Education formulates and executes educational programmes aimed at promoting personal development, and the social reintegration of persons with psycho-physical impairments, who are at risk of social isolation. Graduates work with children, youth, adults, and seniors to prevent and overcome difficulties and social impairments due to disability, deviance, dependence, poverty, disenfranchisement, and mental illness. As defined in Ministerial Decree 520/98, the Professional Educator performs his or her professional activities within a healthcare or rehabilitation or socio-developmental clinic whether in the public or private sector, in a residential or semi-residential facility, whether as an employee or as an independent contractor. Services may be ambulatory in nature (Ser.T, Psychosocial Centres or Centres for Mental Health, Initial Welcome Centre, etc.), day-care (Social-Educational Centres, Rehabilitation Day Clinics, Youth Community Centres, Psychiatric Day Centres, etc.), residential (Rehabilitation Communities, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Psychiatric Group Homes, Group Homes for the Disabled, etc.)
Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
Il Corso di Studi non ha attivato accordi Erasmus+ con Atenei esteri.
Attendance of all educational activities contemplated in the study programme is mandatory.
To be allowed to sit the for-credit exam, students must have attended at least 75% of the educational programming contemplated for each course.
To be allowed to sit the for-credit exam, students must have attended at least 75% of the educational programming contemplated for each course.
Enrolment
To be admitted into the degree programme, a candidate must have an Italian secondary-school diploma or similar diploma obtained overseas and deemed equivalent.
Admission into the programme is capped, at a national level, pursuant to Law no. 264 of 2 August 1999.
The number of students who may be admitted is set each year pursuant to a decree of the Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR), based on findings provided by the university in terms of available instructional, classroom, and clinical resources (human and otherwise), as well as the demand for the type of professionals contemplated for this Class as determined by the Region of Lombardy, and the Ministry of Health.
The admission test will be administered as a national exam, generally in the month of September. The date will be set pursuant to a decree of MUR.
Additional learning requirements (OFA)
Students who answered less than 50% of the Biology and Chemistry questions on the admission test will be required to finish a set of additional learning requirements (OFA). These prerequisites may be met through specifically assigned remedial work. Any failure to complete the OFA will make it impossible for the student to sit exams in: Biological and Morphological Life Sciences - Biomedical Science I.
Timely notice of the various courses will be posted to:
https://riabilitazionepsichiatrica.cdl.unimi.it/it
Admission into the programme is capped, at a national level, pursuant to Law no. 264 of 2 August 1999.
The number of students who may be admitted is set each year pursuant to a decree of the Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR), based on findings provided by the university in terms of available instructional, classroom, and clinical resources (human and otherwise), as well as the demand for the type of professionals contemplated for this Class as determined by the Region of Lombardy, and the Ministry of Health.
The admission test will be administered as a national exam, generally in the month of September. The date will be set pursuant to a decree of MUR.
Additional learning requirements (OFA)
Students who answered less than 50% of the Biology and Chemistry questions on the admission test will be required to finish a set of additional learning requirements (OFA). These prerequisites may be met through specifically assigned remedial work. Any failure to complete the OFA will make it impossible for the student to sit exams in: Biological and Morphological Life Sciences - Biomedical Science I.
Timely notice of the various courses will be posted to:
https://riabilitazionepsichiatrica.cdl.unimi.it/it
Places available: 30 + 1 reserved for non-EU citizens
Call for applications
Please refer to the call for admission test dates and contents, and how to register.
Application for admission: from 08/08/2025 to 28/08/2025
Admission test date : 08/09/2025
Application for matriculation: from 22/10/2025 to 24/10/2025
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Programme description and courses list
year
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Professional Training (1st year) | 10 | 250 | Italian | MED/48 |
First semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Biological and Morphological Sciences | 6 | 60 | Italian | BIO/13 BIO/16 MED/03 |
| - Anatomia umana | 3 | 30 | BIO/16 | |
| - Biologia applicata | 2 | 20 | BIO/13 | |
| - Genetica medica | 1 | 10 | MED/03 | |
| Introduction to Psychiatric Rehabilitation | 5 | 50 | Italian | M-PED/01 MED/25 |
| - Psychiatry | 4 | 40 | MED/25 | |
| - Theories and science of education and social education | 1 | 10 | M-PED/01 | |
| Scienze biomediche e della prevenzione sanitaria | 7 | 70 | Italian | FIS/07 MED/01 MED/36 MED/42 |
| - Fisica applicata | 2 | 20 | FIS/07 | |
| - Igiene generale e applicata | 2 | 20 | MED/42 | |
| - Radioprotezione | 1 | 10 | MED/36 | |
| - Statistica medica | 2 | 20 | MED/01 | |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Biomedical Sciences 1 | 4 | 40 | Italian | BIO/09 BIO/10 |
| - Biochemistry | 2 | 20 | BIO/10 | |
| - Physiology | 2 | 20 | BIO/09 | |
| General Psychology | 5 | 50 | Italian | M-PSI/01 M-PSI/03 M-PSI/05 |
| - Psicologia generale | 3 | 30 | M-PSI/01 | |
| - Psicologia sociale | 1 | 10 | M-PSI/05 | |
| - Psicometria | 1 | 10 | M-PSI/03 | |
| Psychiatry 1 | 5 | 50 | Italian | MED/25 |
Open sessions
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Computer Science Course | 3 | 30 | Italian | INF/01 |
| English Assessment B1 (2 ECTS) | 2 | 0 | English | NN |
Study plan rules
Elettivi - Lo studente, al primo anno, deve altresì maturare 2 CFU in attività formative a scelta.
year
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Professional Training (2nd year) | 24 | 600 | Italian | MED/48 |
First semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Biomedical Sciences 2 | 5 | 50 | Italian | BIO/14 MED/04 |
| - Experimental medicine and pathophysiology | 3 | 30 | MED/04 | |
| - Pharmacology | 2 | 20 | BIO/14 | |
| Psychiatry 2 | 8 | 80 | Italian | BIO/14 MED/25 MED/48 |
| - Farmacologia | 3 | 30 | BIO/14 | |
| - Psichiatria | 3 | 30 | MED/25 | |
| - Scienze infermieristiche e tecniche neuro-psichiatriche e riabilitative | 2 | 20 | MED/48 | |
| Tecniche di comunicazione e psicoterapiche | 7 | 70 | Italian | M-PSI/08 MED/25 MED/48 |
| - Psichiatria | 3 | 30 | MED/25 | |
| - Psicologia clinica | 2 | 20 | M-PSI/08 | |
| - Scienze infermieristiche e tecniche neuro-psichiatriche e riabilitative | 2 | 20 | MED/48 | |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| General Psychiatric Rehabilitation | 8 | 80 | Italian | L-ART/06 MED/25 MED/48 MED/49 |
| - Cinema, fotografia e televisione | 1 | 10 | L-ART/06 | |
| - Psichiatria | 1 | 10 | MED/25 | |
| - Scienze infermieristiche e tecniche neuro-psichiatriche e riabilitative | 5 | 50 | MED/48 | |
| - Scienze tecniche dietetiche applicate | 1 | 10 | MED/49 | |
| Psychiatric Rehabilitation in Childhood | 6 | 60 | Italian | M-PSI/04 MED/25 MED/39 |
| - Neuropsichiatria infantile | 4 | 40 | MED/39 | |
| - Psichiatria | 1 | 10 | MED/25 | |
| - Psicologia dello sviluppo e psicologia dell'educazione | 1 | 10 | M-PSI/04 | |
| Riabilitazione psichiatrica delle dipendenze | 5 | 50 | Italian | MED/25 MED/48 |
| - Psichiatria | 3 | 30 | MED/25 | |
| - Scienze infermieristiche e tecniche neuro-psichiatriche e riabilitative | 2 | 20 | MED/48 | |
Study plan rules
Elettivi - Lo studente, al secondo anno, deve altresì maturare 2 CFU in attività formative a scelta.
year
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Professional Training (3rd year) | 26 | 650 | Italian | MED/48 |
First semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Pshycogeriatric Rehabilitation | 4 | 40 | Italian | MED/25 MED/26 |
| - Neurologia | 2 | 20 | MED/26 | |
| - Psichiatria | 2 | 20 | MED/25 | |
| Rehabilitation Techniques | 9 | 90 | Italian | L-ART/05 MED/48 |
| - Discipline dello spettacolo | 1 | 10 | L-ART/05 | |
| - Scienze infermieristiche e tecniche neuro-psichiatriche e riabilitative | 8 | 80 | MED/48 | |
| Ricerca in riabilitazione | 4 | 40 | Italian | M-PSI/08 SECS-S/02 SPS/08 |
| - Psicologia clinica | 1 | 10 | M-PSI/08 | |
| - Sociologia dei processi culturali e comunicativi | 1 | 10 | SPS/08 | |
| - Statistica per la ricerca sperimentale e tecnologica | 2 | 20 | SECS-S/02 | |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Aspetti organizzativi e giuridici in psichiatria | 8 | 80 | Italian | IUS/09 MED/43 MED/44 MED/48 SECS-P/10 |
| - Istituzioni di diritto pubblico | 2 | 20 | IUS/09 | |
| - Medicina del lavoro | 1 | 10 | MED/44 | |
| - Medicina legale | 2 | 20 | MED/43 | |
| - Organizzazione aziendale | 1 | 10 | SECS-P/10 | |
| - Scienze infermieristiche e tecniche neuro-psichiatriche e riabilitative | 2 | 20 | MED/48 | |
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Final Exam | 7 | 0 | Italian | NN |
Study plan rules
Elettivi - Lo studente, al terzo anno, deve altresì maturare 2 CFU in attività formative a scelta.
year
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Seminars and Workshops | 3 | 45 | Italian | NN |
Open sessions
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Professional Laboratories | 3 | 45 | Italian | NN |
Prescribed foundation courses
| Learning activity | Prescribed foundation courses |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Sciences 2 | Biological and Morphological Sciences (compulsory), Biomedical Sciences 1 (compulsory) |
| General Psychiatric Rehabilitation | Psychiatry 1 (compulsory) |
| Psychiatry 2 | Psychiatry 1 (compulsory) |
| Rehabilitation Techniques | General Psychiatric Rehabilitation (compulsory), Psychiatry 1 (compulsory) |
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