Instituto Superior De Estudios Psicológicos ISEP
Master's Degree in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
- Barcelona, Spain
- Madrid, Spain
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2027
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: You’ll learn to evaluate and diagnose to intervene and prevent common mental health disorders in children and adolescents. The programme uses real cases and innovative teaching strategies so you can apply skills from day one. It emphasizes evidence-based interventions, a bio-psycho-social perspective, specialization in drug addiction, and childhood neuropsychology techniques for identifying brain-related cognitive or behavioral dysfunctions.
Career Outcomes: You’ll be able to work as a child and adolescent psychologist or psychotherapist in private practice, neuropsychological assessor, addiction intervention specialist, school-based clinician, community therapist, member of multidisciplinary child mental health teams, researcher, consultant or policy advisor, and clinical supervisor.
Evaluates and diagnoses in order to intervene and prevent the most prevalent mental health disorders in the child and adolescent population.
Why Choose Our Program?
- Practical approach: You will be trained through the study of real cases and the application of various innovative teaching strategies, so that you can put your knowledge into practice from day one.
- Based on scientific evidence: Our program is based on the latest advances in research in child and adolescent psychology, so that you can offer your patients the most effective interventions.
- Comprehensive vision: You will approach cases from a comprehensive perspective, taking into account the biological, psychological and social aspects that influence child development.
- Specialization in drug addiction: You will be trained for the effective application of intervention and prevention tools in cases of drug addiction, adapting them to each particular case.
- Childhood neuropsychology techniques: You will learn to recognize and describe possible brain injuries or dysfunctions that cause a certain cognitive and/or behavioral alteration.
ECTS: 60
The different modules are structured into four large blocks of content, which are as follows:
Block 1: Evaluation
- Module 1: The psychopathological evaluation process and therapist skills.
- Module 2: Tests and questionnaires in children and adolescents.
Block 2: Intervention
- Module 3: Counseling for families in childhood and adolescence. Sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.
- Module 4: Intervention techniques in children and adolescents.
- Module 5: Intervention techniques in the school environment: bullying and cyberbullying.
- Module 6: Intervention techniques in the school environment: Values.
- Module 7: Psychopharmacology in childhood and adolescence.
Bloque 3: Aplicaciones Clínicas
- Module 8: Prevention and intervention in drug use and other addictive behaviors.
- Module 9: Child and adolescent neuropsychology.
Block 4: Practical Applications
- Module 10: Practicum.
- Module 11: Master's Final Project (TFM).
In this degree you will learn to:
- Put your knowledge into practice from day one, since you will be trained through the study of real cases and the application of various innovative teaching strategies.
- Offer your patients the most effective interventions thanks to the fact that our program is based on the latest advances in research in child and adolescent psychology.
- Address cases from a comprehensive perspective, taking into account the biological, psychological and social aspects that influence child development.
- Effectively apply intervention and prevention tools in cases of drug addiction, adapting them to each particular case.
- Recognize and describe possible brain injuries or dysfunctions that occur with a specific cognitive and/or behavioral alteration.
After completing the master's degree you will be able to:
- Work as a psychologist and psychotherapist specialized in the child and adolescent population in private psychological treatment offices and consultations.
- Evaluate and intervene in the main disorders that affect the mental health of children and adolescents, such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, learning disorders, autism spectrum disorder, among others.
- Apply the most effective psychotherapy techniques, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, to treat psychological disorders in children and adolescents.
The Master is aimed at:
- Licenciados o Graduados en el ámbito de la salud: Psicología, Medicina, Enfermería, Fisioterapia, Terapia Ocupacional, Logopedia, etc.
- Estudiantes de tercer y cuarto curso de grado en Psicología o del Máster en Psicología General Sanitario.
- Profesionales del ámbito educativo: Psicopedagogos, Pedagogos, Maestros, Educadores Sociales, etc.
ISEP's Master in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy allows you to train in 2 modalities: choose the one that interests you the most!
- Modalidad online. Seguirás el Máster a tu ritmo, con calendarios y horarios totalmente flexibles y el acompañamiento constante de nuestros expertos.
- Método ISEP At Home©. Exclusivo de ISEP. Asistirás a sesiones vivo con los mejores docentes, expertos en activo, desde donde tú quieras.