Il valore delle esperienze di disagio nella formazione universitaria per promuovere benessere nel lavoro educativo

Education professionals often face distress, making it essential to prepare them to navigate it during their university education. This involves promoting experiential learning practices that foster critical, reflective thinking and encourage engagement with others and oneself. Such approaches can improve well-being by assigning new meanings to experiences and guiding future actions. Our contribution, part of the collaborative Erasmus+ project involving Milano-Bicocca University, examines these themes within education. Within this project, two experts by experience in mental health co-designed and co-conducted some lessons in the bachelor’s degree in educational sciences. Feedback from a focus group involving students who attended these lessons offers valuable insights for reflecting on ways to develop new visions of educational practices oriented towards professional well-being, particularly in the field of mental health.