Instituto Superior De Estudios Psicológicos ISEP
Master in Cognitive Rehabilitation
Barcelona, Spain
Master degree
DURATION
16 up to
16 months
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About : The Master in Cognitive Rehabilitation offers an advanced understanding of cognitive processes and rehabilitation techniques. This program aims to equip students with the skills needed to assess and intervene in cognitive impairments resulting from neurological conditions. Courses cover topics such as neuropsychology, cognitive assessment, and therapeutic interventions.
Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue careers as cognitive rehabilitation specialists, neuropsychologists, or in related fields within healthcare. There's potential for roles in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, or private practice, focusing on improving patients' cognitive functioning post-injury or illness.
With ISEP's Master in Cognitive Rehabilitation you will be an expert in neurorehabilitation, you will acquire in-depth knowledge in all areas of neurorehabilitation, which will allow you to provide complete and personalized care to each patient.
Why Choose the Master in Cognitive Rehabilitation?
- Comprehensive and specialized training: You will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to understand the mechanisms underlying cognitive deficits and develop effective intervention strategies for the rehabilitation of patients.
- Practical approach based on scientific evidence: You will learn through the study of real cases and the application of various innovative teaching strategies, which will allow you to apply your knowledge immediately.
- Personalized teaching methodology: Our program adapts to the needs and learning pace of each student, ensuring quality and personalized training.
- Preparation for the Master in Clinical Neuropsychology: Completing the Master in Cognitive Rehabilitation, together with the Master in Neuropsychological Evaluation, will allow you to obtain the Master's degree in Clinical Neuropsychology, becoming a highly qualified professional in the field of neuropsychology.
The Master in Cognitive Rehabilitation is aimed at graduates in the health field: Psychology, Medicine, Neuropsychology, Neurorehabilitation, Neuroeducation, Speech Therapy and other health professionals.
ECTS: 60
Block 1: Neuropsychological Neurorehabilitation
- Module 1: Evidence-based neuropsychological rehabilitation.
- Module 2: Neuropsychological rehabilitation of attention and executive functions.
- Module 3: Neuropsychological rehabilitation of memory.
- Module 4: Neuropsychological rehabilitation of language and reading and writing.
- Module 5: Neuropsychological rehabilitation of perception and voluntary motor control.
- Module 6: Pharmacological therapy in neuropsychological cases.
- Module 7: Neuropsychological intervention: working with families in the acute phase.
- Module 8: Neuropsychological intervention: working with families in the post-acute and chronic phases.
- Module 9: Neuropsychological intervention in aging and primary dementia.
- Module 10: Neuropsychological intervention in intellectual disability.
- Module 11: Psychological intervention in autism spectrum disorders.
- Module 12: Neuropsychological intervention in acquired brain damage.
- Module 13: Neuropsychological intervention in childhood brain damage.
- Module 14: Neuropsychological intervention in learning difficulties.
- Module 15: Neuropsychological intervention in multiple sclerosis.
- Module 16: Neuropsychological intervention in the general population and optimization of capacities.
- Module 17: Neuropsychological intervention in mental disorders.
- Module 18: Neuropsychological intervention in unresponsive wakefulness and minimally conscious syndrome.
- Module 19: Neurorehabilitation and technology.
Practice 1: Clinical Cases
- Writing neuropsychological reports.
- Persistent COVID-19.
- Somatic symptom disorders and malingering detection.
- Assessment and intervention in body schema disorders.
- Intervention in aging and dementia.
- Intervention in early care (0-6 years).
- Intervention in acquired brain damage.
- Intervention in sleep disorders.
- Intervention in emotional and motivational disorders.
Block 2: Practical Applications
- Module 21: Practicum.
- Module 22: Master's final project (TFM).
22 modules; 60 ECTS
What Skills Will You Develop With the Master's Degree in Cognitive Rehabilitation?
- Conduct a neuropsychological interview to obtain an adequate clinical history.
- Identify possible neuropsychological pathologies.
- To plan and determine a specific neuropsychological evaluation procedure for each pathology under study.
- Carry out the administration of the different neuropsychological assessment instruments.
- Interpret the results of the neuropsychological assessment in conjunction with the patient's medical history.
- Analyze the results of the neuroradiological evaluation in conjunction with the results of the neuropsychological evaluation.
- Prepare a neuropsychological expert report and diagnostic opinion.
- To make a prognosis of neuropsychological evolution.
- Neuropsychology specialist in various fields: Develop your career in psychiatry, neurology, education or internal medicine, collaborating in multidisciplinary teams for the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of patients with cognitive deficits.
- Care centers Become part of centers specialized in cognitive rehabilitation, where you can help patients recover their cognitive functions and improve their quality of life.
- Forensic Neuropsychology: Collaborates as an expert in cases that require neuropsychological evaluation to determine a person's cognitive capacity, such as in judicial proceedings or disability evaluations.
The Master in Cognitive Rehabilitation is taught online.
Next call: May 2025