Thanks to this program you will delve into the role of the nurse and his/her psychological role when intervening in critical situations with a future approach”

The seriousness of the conditions that nurses are confronted with in the emergency area requires a much more demanding intervention than in other areas where a diagnosis and a clinical application are not requested so immediately. The importance of psychological support comes to the fore, for example, in cases of suicide or gender violence. Clinical care for the relatives of these victims must be very precise in the first instance, in order to be able to carry out a clinical service that stabilizes their post-traumatic stress and can evolve in their hospital follow-up afterwards.

Given the importance of integrating into this care an adequate management of the situation based on the emotional environment and acting preventively in the diagnosis and the possible occurrence of post-traumatic sequelae, TECH has developed a rigorous degree that focuses on urgencies and emergencies. This is a complete educational guide to improve your health and psychological performance and, therefore, your professional and personal development.

It is a program comprising 1,500 hours of the best theoretical, practical and supplementary material, through which students will be able to build exhaustive knowledge of therapeutic strategies tailored to a range of crisis contexts and the specific needs of victims. In this sense, students will gain knowledge in the care of patients with intellectual disabilities, victims of sexual abuse or witnesses of the death of a family member. A degree focused on strengthening the psychosocial support and positive response to patients in the emergency department.

A 100% online degree, designed in cooperation with experts versed in the different areas of emergency health care, whose main objective is to expand and update the basic skills of psychological first aid of the graduates in Nursing. Throughout 12 months, students will discover the pedagogical future, enrolling in a degree that proposes flexible study schedules and that will be available on internet to streamline their educational experience.

You will investigate post-traumatic stress situations and their long-term effects to understand the importance of first- and second-instance intervention”

This professional master’s degree inUrgent and Emergency Psychology contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of practical cases presented by experts in Psychology and Emergency Services
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies 
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

With this degree you will not only acquire the knowledge required to care for patients in the emergency department, but you will also identify burnout syndrome and other pathologies in your professional colleagues”

Includes in its teaching staff a team of professionals from the field who bring to this program the experience of their work, in addition to recognized specialists from prestigious reference societies and universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

The professional master’s degree includes the simulation of real cases in which you will have to intervene through group and individual techniques depending on the case"

Adopt the Peer Support posture to carry out your profession providing emotional support to those around you in the workplace"

In its line towards educational excellence, TECH has been equipped with innovative tools and an expert teaching team in emergencies to develop this degree. The main objective of this professional master’s degree is to expand and update the theoretical knowledge of health professionals so that they not only offer a quality clinical service, but also know how to integrate psychological intervention techniques to ensure the mental and physical well-being of those affected. All this is possible through a degree that analyzes the heterogeneous episodes of psychological crisis and the consequences for the individual in each case.

A degree that gives you the keys and principles to care for patients with intellectual disabilities in the emergency department”

General Objectives

• Provide students with a complete vision of an emergency or catastrophe situation that will allow them to move safely and comfortably in a real emergency intervention
• Understand the neurological reaction of a person in a state of crisis in order to implement effective intervention methods
• Know about the factors that contribute to a state of crisis in individuals and reactions in different phases of a traumatic crisis
• Master general intervention skills and strategies to help those affected cope successfully with each of the phases
• Master specific psychological support techniques that enhance performance in the different critical situations that may be encountered in an intervention
• Manage specific intervention protocols for different situations, being able to adapt them to the variable and changing situation of the emergency
• Master self-protection measures and strategies for responders that guarantee the safety of the students in the event of an intervention
• Be familiar with intervention techniques for responders and be able to conduct a group post-emergency session
• Develop skills for handling equipment in emergency situations
• Know and put into practice first aid guidelines to manage the most frequent physical pathologies in a crisis intervention

Specific Objectives

Module 1. The Importance of Psychosocial Support in Emergencies and Catastrophes 

• Learn about the origins of Emergency Psychology
• Study the differences between emergencies, disasters and urgent care situations, and the most common types
• Be aware of the importance of the psychologist in emergencies, and distinguish the different roles involved when an emergency event occurs

Module 2. The Concept of Stress, Associated Human Response and the Aftermath of the Critical Situation

• Study the biochemical and biological processes associated with stress and the consequences for the organism in response to the stress activation response
• Study the types of basic emotions and their role when the organism is in a stressful situation
• Know how the stress response progresses in the individual
• Study the threshold theory and psychological response mechanisms when the individual is in a stressful situation

Module 3. Basic Skills and Psychological First Aid

• Learn about therapeutic techniques to provide targeted psychological support
• Be aware of the importance of emotional support in situations of loss and bereavement
• Know the differences between normal grief and pathological grief
• Study the role of first aid in crises and emergencies

Module 4. First Aid Protocol: Psychological First Aid

• Know when a psychological crisis occurs and the consequences for the individual
• Study and distinguish first aid protocol stages in Emergency Psychology
• Know the main action protocols in emergency situations

Module 5. Action Protocols for Specific Situations I

• Know the action protocols for specific crisis situations
• Study the grief process in depth, types of grief and how to intervene for cases of normal and pathological grief
• Know the intervention processes for specific crisis and emergency situations

Module 6. Action Protocols for Specific Situations II

• Know the key considerations to intervene with patients in high-risk situations
• Study the intervention process for patients in specific crisis situations
• Study the importance of therapeutic support for patients with problematic life situations

Module 7. Prevention and Management of Stress in Emergency Situations

• Understand the impact of stress and emergency situations on emergency personnel
• Study the psychological impact of exposure to emergency situations on emergency and urgent care professionals
• Learn the main stress management and psychological impact prevention techniques for emergency personnel

Module 8. Group Techniques for Intervention with First Responders

• Know and study the main group techniques for intervention with first responders
• Know and study the main individual techniques for intervention with first responders
• Differentiate group techniques from individual techniques
• Know about Peer Support Systems
• Know the consequences of poor intervention

Module 9. Crisis Therapy Psychotherapeutic intervention with victims of traumatic situations

• Study the principles of crisis therapy and crisis intervention
• Differentiate between different coping styles in traumatic situations
• Be aware of types of trauma and the effects and consequences of traumatic situations for individuals
• Study Ellis' Rational Emotive Therapy for the treatment of trauma

Module 10. The Crisis Intervention Team

• Study the profile of the psychologist specializing in crisis intervention for urgent care and emergencies
• Study the different professions that make up a crisis intervention team
• Know and learn the main guidelines to ensure effective practices in crisis intervention
• Study the present situation and the future of crisis intervention

This professional master’s degree will make you a more competitive and competent in your healthcare profession by acquiring specific therapeutic skills for each case in emergencies”