This is the case of pathological gambling and addiction to new technologies, which are causing serious psychological and social health problems in both adults and young people. For these cases, psychology has also developed treatments that seek the reduction and elimination of such habits and behaviors, which we will cover in the last unit of this program”

In the 2016 World Drug Report, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODOC) states that 1 in 20 adults used at least one drug in 2014, that's 250 million people aged 15-64, a figure equivalent to the combined population of Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom. In the same report, it’s mentioned that more than 29 million people who consume drugs suffer from disorders related to them. It also states that 12 million of these are intravenous drug users, and 14% of these are living with HIV, generating a devastating impact on their health. However, only 1 in every 6 people receive treatment.

We can make an important conclusion from this: the consumption of and/or dependence on psychoactive substances is a serious problem for public health. The consumption and/or dependence on a substance leads to serious problems in the three areas in which health is understood from the biopsychosocial model: problems in the sphere of physical, psychological and social health, not only during the moment of consumption but also in the future health of the individual. Within this framework, the disciplines and professionals concerned with the health of the population, including psychology professionals, are developing treatments and care protocols aimed at intervening effectively in addictive disorders. The scale of this problem requires professionals to be trained in the management of this particular field of intervention.

In recent decades, those addictions where there is no substance that produces dependence, but rather a habit or behavior have also been added to list of addictions which require treatment. This is the case of pathological gambling and addiction to new technologies, which are causing serious psychological and social health problems in both adults and young people. For these cases, psychology has also developed treatments that seek the reduction and elimination of such habits and behaviors, which we will cover in the last unit of this program.

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This postgraduate certificate in Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention in Psychostimulant Addiction contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market. The most important features include:

• Clinical cases presented by experts in psychology
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• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• With special emphasis on evidence-based psychology and research methodologies in psychology
• All of this will be complemented by theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Availability of content from any fixed or portable device with internet connection

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It includes in its teaching staff health professionals belonging to the field of Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention in Psychostimulant Addiction, who pour into this program the experience of their work, in addition to recognized specialists belonging to scientific societies of reference.

Thanks to its multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology, it will allow the professional a situated and contextual learning, that is to say, a simulated environment that will provide an immersive learning programmed to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the physician must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this, the student will be assisted by Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention in Psychostimulant Addiction and extensive teaching experience.

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The program's primary objective is focused on theoretical and practical learning, so that the psychologist is able to master Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention in Psychostimulant Addiction  in both a practical and rigorous manner.

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General Objectives

• Analyze the current state of the world of addictions and drugs
• Discover the neurological bases of different addictions
• Define the basic concepts commonly used by the scientific community in the field of addictions and identify the different aspects for the psychologist to take into account in the
• evaluation and intervention of these cases
• Offer a base of knowledge and procedures which provides the student with the necessary confidence and solid foundations to address real cases
• Reflect and practice different situations of intervention in cases of addictions
• Describe in detail the basic protocol followed by the cognitive behavioral approach in the treatment of addictions, its techniques, as well as therapeutic procedures from other approaches that may be complementary to the above approach
• Transmit the importance of multidisciplinary intervention as the key to the effectiveness of treatment in the case of addictions

Specific Objectives

• Provide information about the current state of the drugs market as well as the plans to fight against drugs and addictions
• Adequately gauge the phenomenon of addictions and show the impact of addictions on the population
• Understand the effects of substances on the brain and the interrelation of the main neurological centers involved in addictions
• Outline the different types of assessments to be carried out in the case of addictions as well as to provide the necessary knowledge for the correct interpretation of tests that are not the responsibility of the psychologist
• Highlight the techniques and tools of psychological assessment that the student will use in their daily practice, as well as the areas of assessment, in order to carry out a correct differential diagnosis as , well as the detection of dual pathology
• Identify the real situation of the addict and their motivation for change in order to assign the most appropriate therapeutic goals to their case
• Identify the changes made by an addict through their treatment with the aim of adapting the process to be able to create new therapeutic goals
• Describe the techniques and procedures proposed by the cognitive-behavioral orientation for the treatment of addictions, as well as the most appropriate for each type of addiction.
• Propose therapeutic procedures and techniques from other areas which could help to improve the efficiency of the treatment, to prevent relapses and maintain the results
• Define the role of the psychologist in the assessment and intervention of addictions
• Analyze the attitudes and actions which favor efficient multidisciplinary intervention

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