Description
Most societal problems are influenced by a wide range of factors: from synapse to society. These problems should therefore not be studied or solved by only one discipline. However, psychology students typically learn only one perspective: a psychological one. In order to increase their psychological literacy, whether in the role of researchers, health practitioners, or policy makers, students need to step away from their own discipline-based outlook and instead develop an integrated understanding of societal problems.On behalf of the university-wide theme ‘Dynamics of Youth’ we provide an interdisciplinary course focusing on child development. Students practice identifying factors that influence a societal problem, such as substance abuse or increasing inequality, during lectures and seminars. In addition, they translate their psychological knowledge and jargon to collaborate with students from multiple disciplines, with whom they conduct an interdisciplinary literature review on a self-defined problem. Moreover, students continuously reflect on their interdisciplinary and literacy knowledge and skills.
Through this course, students gain the necessary skills for psychological literacy: they become aware of their role as psychologists in identifying and solving societal problems, learn about the benefits and limitations of their own field, and practice translating their knowledge to successfully collaborate with other disciplines.
| Period | 26 Sept 2019 |
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| Event title | ESPLAT conference 2019: Teaching and learning to foster the psychologist of the future |
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | Utrecht, NetherlandsShow on map |