Master of Intervention in Clinical Psychology
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Master degree
DURATION
18 months
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Blended
Key Summary
With the Master's Degree in Intervention in Clinical Psychology from - Universidad InterNaciones you will develop your professional work in clinical practice. You will know how to conduct research, evaluations and psychological interventions and you will specialize in problem identification, evaluation, communication of the diagnosis, intervention and follow-up. This way you will be able to improve the general state of people's health.
You will also learn to write psychological reports correctly and apply different therapeutic strategies depending on the patient's disorder. During the course you will address various clinical cases with different degrees of complexity to strengthen your knowledge in different cases. With all this you will be able to refer each patient to the right specialist
Double Guatemalan and European title
At we know that it is important to have an international profile. For this reason, at the end of your Master's degree, a double degree will make your resume more attractive:
- Guatemalan master's degree endorsed by the CEPS and awarded by - Universidad InterNaciones .
- Own degree from the International University of La Rioja (UNIR Spain) with curricular value
Practical methodology
More practical learning model that seeks to enhance the flexibility of your studies.
- The most theoretical classes are made up of small pills of no more than 5-10 minutes on key concepts. At the end, a test and a video on its resolution are included.
- Live classes for solving practical cases
- You can use any device: computer, mobile phone and tablet
Curriculum
First block
Evaluation and Psychodiagnosis. Interview and Therapeutic Proposal (6 credits)
Psychologist Skills and Basic Intervention Techniques (6 credits)
Second block
Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation (6 credits)
Psychological Intervention in Children and Adolescents (6 credits)
Third block
Psychological Intervention in Adults (6 credits)
Psychological Intervention in the Elderly (6 credits)
Fourth block
Prevention and Intervention in Psychopathological Disorders (6 credits)
Intervention in Couple Problems and Main Dysfunctions (6 credits)
Fifth block
Graduation Project (12 credits)
total: 60 credits
Graduation profile
Graduates of the Master's Degree in Intervention in Clinical Psychology will have knowledge, skills, attitudes and abilities related to:
- Show interpersonal communication and emotion management skills for effective interaction with patients and family members.
- Know in depth the biological, psychosocial factors associated with health and disease problems.
- Have knowledge of current regulations and the responsibilities of healthcare personnel related to the confidentiality of information.
- Formulate working hypotheses in research and collect and critically evaluate information to solve problems
The Master's Degree in Intervention in Clinical Psychology will allow you as a student to:
- Acquire, develop and put into practice a concept of comprehensive health, in accordance with the guidelines established by the WHO.
- Apply the foundations of bioethics and the deliberation method in professional practice.
- Show interpersonal communication and emotion management skills appropriate for effective interaction with patients, family members, and caregivers.
- Critically analyze and use sources of clinical information.
- Write psychological reports appropriately for the recipients.
- Formulate working hypotheses in research and collect and critically evaluate information to solve problems.
- Know the framework of action of the general health psychologist and know how to refer to the corresponding specialist professional.
- Develop your work from the perspective of quality and continuous improvement.
- Know the obligations and responsibilities related to confidentiality, the psychological nature of disorders and human behavior, the biological psychosocial factors associated with health and illness and the different models of evaluation and intervention
- Plan, carry out and, where appropriate, supervise psychological intervention plans and programs and the process of psychological evaluation of human behavior.
The Master's Degree in Intervention in Clinical Psychology will open up a wide range of career opportunities for you.
Professionals who graduate from the Master's Degree in Intervention in Clinical Psychology can carry out evaluation and intervention activities for individual, family and couple problems in a variety of healthcare devices. Among them we can highlight:
- Organizations with psychological care and help programs.
- Geriatric and senior residences.
- Rehabilitation centers.
- Mutual insurance for work accidents and occupational diseases. Penitentiary institutions.
- Reception, support or educational centers.