Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Máster Universitario en Psicología General Sanitaria

The completion of a classic program typically entails earning 90 ECTS credits.

Master's Degree Duration: One and a half academic years.

Basic Module

Subject: Conceptual Bases of Health Psychology

• 620301 The role of psychology in the field of health. Regulatory, bioethical, and management aspects
• 620302 Explanatory theoretical models of psychopathological, neuropsychological, and health disorders

Specific Module

Subject: Research in Health Psychology

• 620303 Research designs and advanced data analysis in health

Subject: Evaluation and Diagnosis in Health Psychology

• 620304 Design and evaluation of programs in the field of health
• 620305 Design, methods, and process of evaluation and diagnosis

Subject: Training in basic skills of the General Health Psychologist

• 620306 Skills for the promotion or recovery of health
• 620307 Skills for updating and communicating professional and interprofessional information

Subject: Intervention in Health Psychology

• 620308 Clinical intervention update
• 620309 Clinical intervention in childhood and adolescence
• 620310 Clinical intervention with adults
• 620311 Clinical intervention in old age
• 620312 Evaluation and intervention in neuropsychological alterations
• 620313 Health intervention in work contexts
• 620314 Health intervention in community and social contexts

General Competencies of The Master

• CG01 - Possess advanced knowledge and be able to demonstrate, in a scientific and technological or highly specialized research context, a detailed and well-founded understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects and the work methodology in one or more fields of study
• CG02 - Being able to predict and control the evolution of complex situations through the development of new and innovative work methodologies adapted to the specific scientific/research, technological or professional field, generally multidisciplinary, in which their activity is carried out
• CG03 - Having developed sufficient autonomy to participate in research projects and scientific or technological collaborations within their thematic field, in interdisciplinary contexts and, where appropriate, with a high component of knowledge transfer

Specific Competences

• CE01 - Acquire, develop, and put into practice a concept of comprehensive health, where there is room for its biopsychosocial components, in accordance with the guidelines established by the WHO.
• CE02 - Apply the fundamentals of bioethics and the method of deliberation in professional practice, adjusting their practice as a health professional to the provisions of Law 44/2003, of November 21, on the organization of health professions.
• CE03 - Show appropriate interpersonal communication and emotion management skills for effective interaction with patients, family members and caregivers in the processes of problem identification, evaluation, diagnosis communication and psychological intervention and follow-up.
• CE04 - Critically analyze and use clinical information sources.
• CE05 - Use information and communication technologies in professional performance.
• CE06 - Write psychological reports appropriately for the recipients.
• CE07 - Formulate working hypotheses in research and collect and critically assess information to solve problems, applying the scientific method.
• CE08 - Know the framework of action of the general health psychologist and know how to refer the corresponding specialist professional.
• CE09 - Develop their work from the perspective of quality and continuous improvement, with the self-critical capacity necessary for responsible professional performance.
• CE10 - Know how to communicate and communicate with other professionals, and master the necessary skills for teamwork and multidisciplinary groups.
• CE11 - Knowledge of the obligations and responsibilities of health personnel regarding the confidentiality of information and the protection of personal data of patients.
• CE12 - Know in depth the psychological nature of human behavior, as well as the social and biological factors that can affect it.
• CE13 - Know in depth the psychological nature of human behavior disorders.
• CE14 - Know in depth the psychosocial factors associated with health problems and illness.
• CE15 - Know in depth the biological and psychosocial factors associated with health and disease problems, especially those related to mental health.
• CE16 - Know in depth the different evaluation and intervention models in the field of General Health Psychology, as well as the techniques and procedures derived from them to address behavioral disorders and the psychological factors associated with behavioral problems. health.
• CE17 - Plan, carry out and, where appropriate, supervise the process of psychological evaluation of human behavior and psychological factors associated with health problems to establish their evaluation.
• CE18 - Design, develop and, where appropriate, supervise and evaluate psychological intervention plans and programs, based on the psychological evaluation and the concurrent individual and social variables in each case.
• CE19 - Know the activities necessary for the constitution, start-up and management of a company, its different legal forms and the associated legal, accounting and fiscal obligations.
• CE20 - Knowledge of current regulations in the Spanish health field.
• CE21 - Carry out promotional and educational activities for individual and community psychological health.
• CE22 - Know and comply with the deontological obligations of Psychology in the health field
• CE23 - Show an ethical and professional commitment with respect to civic, social and global responsibilities, especially with regard to equality between people and the values ​​of a democratic culture and peace
• CE24 - Know the nature and explanatory theoretical frameworks of psychopathological, health and neuropsychological disorders, as well as the different models of evaluation, diagnosis and intervention in the field of Health Psychology.
• CE25 - Know, at an advanced level, the psychological and developmental processes and the psychobiological and psychosocial bases of abnormal and pathological behavior, as well as the psychological components associated with health problems. Knowing how to assess and integrate the involvement of the different biopsychosocial aspects in the development of psychological disorders and health problems
• CE26 - Know how to identify and formulate research problems and know how to access the scientific literature to gather existing information in relation to said problem. Know how to analyze and interpret research data within the framework of their disciplinary knowledge, draw conclusions from them and communicate them to the professional and scientific community.
• CE27 - Know how to select and apply the assessment and diagnosis methods and techniques and data collection instruments appropriate to the case, based on knowledge of assessment models and etiological theories of psychological and neuropsychological disorders and psychological factors involved in health and disease processes; know how to design and adapt methods and instruments according to the needs of each case and the context of the evaluation.
• CE28 - Design, develop and supervise programs for the prevention and promotion of psychological health at all levels (universal, selective and indicated; community, family, educational, individual)