SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY: CURRENT APPROACHES AND APPLICATIONS

Course Information
TitleΣΧΟΛΙΚΗ ΨΥΧΟΛΟΓΙΑ: ΣΥΓΧΡΟΝΕΣ ΠΡΟΣΕΓΓΙΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΕΣ / SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY: CURRENT APPROACHES AND APPLICATIONS
CodeΕΠΜ163
FacultyEducation
SchoolPrimary Education
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorEirini Adamopoulou
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600029006

Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Dīmotikīs Ekpaídeusīs Merikīs Foítīsīs (2026-sīmera)

Registered students: 0
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSElective Courses845

Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Dīmotikīs Ekpaídeusīs (2024-sīmera)

Registered students: 0
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSElective Courses845

Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600287024
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to: 1. Interpret the basic theoretical models of resilience and identify protective and risk factors affecting students’ development and well-being. 2. Recognize the impact of adverse experiences (e.g., trauma, migration, crises) on students’ social-emotional development, learning, and school adjustment. 3. Design and evaluate multi-level prevention and intervention programs in the school community, with an emphasis on vulnerable student populations.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course examines theoretical approaches and applications in the field of School Psychology, with an emphasis on promoting students’ mental health and resilience in the face of adversity. Beyond theoretical training, students will become familiar with the implementation of prevention and intervention programs in school communities, drawing from both Greek and international contexts. Additionally, they will have the opportunity to design interventions that connect theory with educational practice.
Keywords
resilience, prevention, intervention, school communities
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
  • Podcast
  • Audio
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Use of PowerPoint, audiovisual media (video, webinars, and podcasts), and digital tools (e.g., Poll Everywhere, Socrative, Kahoot). Use of the e-learning platform to provide lecture notes (slides), bibliography, information, and general support for the course. Provision of electronic materials (e.g., course overview) using informational graphics (infographics). The learning process and communication with students are supported via the e-learning platform and email.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures90
Seminars15
Reading Assigment35
Exams10
Total150
Student Assessment
Description
The course will be assessed through a written final exam based on multiple-choice questions (100%). Students may complete an optional group assignment for additional credit.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Χατζηχρήστου, Χ. (2015). Πρόληψη και προαγωγή της ψυχικής υγείας στο σχολείο και την οικογένεια. Gutenberg. Henderson, N., & Milstein, M. M. (2008). Σχολεία που προάγουν την ψυχική ανθεκτικότητα: Πώς μπορεί να γίνει πραγματικότητα για τους μαθητές και τους εκπαιδευτικούς (Επιμέλεια: Χ. Χατζηχρήστου. Μετάφραση: Β. Βασσάρα). Τυπωθήτω-Γιώργος Δαρδανός
Additional bibliography for study
Adamakis, E., Adamopoulou, E., & Dania, A. (2024). Meaningful participation: Building resilience in displaced youth. In F. C. Chambers, R. Sandford, O. Hooper, & L. Schaefer (Eds.), Research with children and young people in physical education and youth sport (pp. 182-200). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003007234 Adamopoulou, E. (2019). Capacity building of teachers for inclusive classrooms: The Living Together training. In S. Douglas, P. Kennett, R. Ingram, P. Dexter, & Y. Hutchinson (Eds.), Creating an inclusive school environment (pp. 33-46). British Council. https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/J157_Creating%20an%20inclusive%20school%20environment%20report_FINAL_web.pdf Αδαμοπούλου, Ε. (2019). «Ζώντας Όλοι Μαζί»: Σεμινάρια ευαισθητοποίησης εκπαιδευτικών για τη στήριξη των μαθητών προσφύγων και μεταναστών. Πρακτικά 9ου Πανελλήνιου Συνεδρίου Επιστημών Εκπαίδευσης, 9, 7-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/edusc.3102 Adamopoulou, E., Mondaca, M., & Scheer, S. (2022). Creating brave spaces in higher education: A short interprofessional education exchange to support refugees’ psychosocial needs. International Journal of Higher Education, 11(6). https://doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v11n6p73 Bradshaw, C. P., Cohen, J., Espelage, D. L., & Nation, M. (2021). Addressing school safety through comprehensive school climate approaches. School Psychology Review, 50(2–3), 221–236. https://doi.org/10.1080/2372966X.2021.1926321 Brock, S. E., Sandoval, J., & Lewis, S. (2005). Διαχείριση κρίσεων στο σχολείο: Εγχειρίδιο για τη δημιουργία ομάδων διαχείρισης κρίσεων στο σχολείο (Επιμέλεια: Χ. Χατζηχρήστου. Μετάφραση: Ε. Θεοχαράκη). Τυπωθήτω. Chafouleas, S. M., Koriakin, T. A., Roundfield, K. D., & Overstreet, S. (2019). Addressing childhood trauma in school settings: A framework for evidence-based practice. School Mental Health, 11(1), 40–53. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-018-9256-5 Furlong, J. F., Gilman, R., & Huebner, E. S. (Eds.) (2021). Η θετική ψυχολογία στα σχολεία (Επιμέλεια: Α. Σταλίκας, Ε. Γαλανάκη, & Ε. Καρακασίδου. Μετάφραση: Ε. Εκκεκάκη). Παπαζήση. Garnett, B. R., Kervick, C. T., Moore, M., Ballysingh, T. A., & Smith, L. C. (2022) School staff and youth perspectives of Tier 1 restorative practices classroom circles. School Psychology Review, 51(1), 112-126. https://doi.org/10.1080/2372966X.2020.179555 Hatzichristou, C., Adamopoulou, E., & Lambropoulou, K. (2014). Α multilevel approach οf promoting resilience and positive school climate in the school community during unsettling times. In S. Prince-Embury & D. Saklofske (Eds.), Resilience interventions for youth in diverse populations (pp. 299-328). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0542-3_14 Κουρκούτας, Η., Μακρή-Μπότσαρη, Ε., Hart, A., Kassis, W., & Σταύρου, Π. (2019). Συμβουλευτική υποστήριξη εκπαιδευτικών για την ενίσχυση της ψυχικής ανθεκτικότητας και τη διαχείριση προβληματικών συμπεριφορών στο σχολείο: Δεδομένα από ένα πρόγραμμα παρέμβασης. Ψυχολογία, 24(1), 9-31. https://doi.org/10.12681/psy_hps.22428 La Salle-Finley, T., Yang, Y., & Espelage, D., & Jimerson, S. R. (2024). Understanding and promoting school climate, bullying, and social-emotional learning: Transdisciplinary and transnational science advancing positive youth outcomes. School Psychology Review, 53(5). https://doi.org/10.1080/2372966X.2024.2386235 Masten, A. S. (2025). Ordinary magic: Resilience in development (2nd.). Guilford Press. Suárez-Orozco, C., Motti-Stefanidi, F., Marks, A., & Katsiaficas, D. (2018). An integrative risk and resilience model for understanding the adaptation of immigrant-origin children and youth. American Psychologist, 73(6), 781-796. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000265 Stathopoulou, T., Adamopoulou, E., Zirganou-Kazolea, L., Spyropoulou, N., Hatzinikolaou, K., & Cavounidis, J. (2025). Doomed to fail? A qualitative exploration of teachers’ perspectives on refugee students’ access to education and educational experiences in Greece. Genus, 81(4). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41118-025-00241-8 Stratford, B., Cook, E., Hanneke, R., Katz, E., Seok, D., Steed, H., Fulks, E., Lessans, A., & Temkin, D. (2020). A scoping review of school‑based efforts to support students who have experienced trauma. School Mental Health, 12, 442-477. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-020-09368-9. Τουλουμάκου, Α. Κ., Αδαμοπούλου, Ε., & Τσιτιρίδου-Ευαγγέλου, Μ. (2023). Αντίξοες εμπειρίες κατά την παιδική ηλικία: Προεκτάσεις για ένα ευαισθητοποιημένο σχολείο στις ψυχοκοινωνικές και μαθησιακές ανάγκες των μαθητών. Ψυχολογία, 28(1), 159-175. https://doi.org/10.12681/psy_hps.26786 Συναφή επιστημονικά περιοδικά International Journal of School & Educational Psychology Journal of School Psychology Psychology in the Schools School Mental Health School Psychology Quarterly School Psychology Review
Last Update
11-09-2025