Do you suspect that one of your students suffers from some kind of psychopathology? With this professional master’s degree, you will be able to specialize in this area, acquiring the most exhaustive knowledge in a 100% online way”

As we know nowadays, the early diagnosis of the different types of psychopathologies known and the combined intervention of psychology and pedagogy professionals with teachers can mean a positive and significant progress in the child or adolescent. However, teachers must have detailed knowledge of the different types of pathologies that exist and occur more frequently, in order to know how to act quickly and effectively in such situations.

For this purpose, this professional master’s degree in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology has been developed, a comprehensive multidisciplinary program with which the teaching professionals can delve into the different aspects of this field, acquiring specialized knowledge that will positively influence their diagnostic criteria. It is a degree that includes 1,500 hours of the best practical and additional theoretical content, developed over 12 months and presented in a convenient and accessible 100% online format compatible with any electronic device with internet connection.

The syllabus of this professional master’s degree includes in-depth treatment of the evolutionary and psychopathological contexts in childhood and adolescence, as well as the important role of families in their development In addition, it delves into the different universes that can occur in these students, from the most common disorders to the comorbidities that can result from their condition.

In this way, it will be possible to broaden knowledge and improve teaching skills, aspects that will not only help to adapt the syllabus to each case, but will also benefit the student in a significant way. In addition, hundreds of hours of additional high-quality material will be available to delve into the aspects of the syllabus that are considered more important, so you will attend a comprehensive, modern and personalized program adapted to your needs.

A program that will help you become a teacher more committed to the educational development of your students with difficulties”

This professional master’s degree in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most important features include:

• Development of practical cases presented by experts in Psychology and Magisterium
• 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 self-assessment can be used 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

You will have 1,500 hours of the best theoretical, practical and additional content, thanks to which you will obtain from this professional master’s degree the most comprehensive knowledge on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology”

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious 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 throughout the program. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

You will have a specific module dedicated to autism spectrum disorder, so that you can learn about this pathology in detail and adapt your classes to its characteristics”

You will delve into the different psychopathological universes in childhood and adolescence, with special emphasis on the characteristics of each of them”

The objective of this professional master’s degree is to provide students with all the academic tools that will enable them to achieve their own goals in their professional sector. TECH and its team of experts have invested dozens of hours in creating a complete, up-to-date, comprehensive and top-quality qualification, adapted to the most demanding market specifications. Therefore, with its completion, the student will have achieved all the necessary skills to know in detail the most significant aspects of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology and the importance of the teaching professional in its diagnosis and evolution.

A program designed for you to surpass your highest objectives thanks to its exhaustive, modern, dynamic design and adapted to the latest developments in Psychopathology and teaching”

General Objectives

• Manage current knowledge of childhood and adolescent disorders in the field of mental and social health
• Identify the agents that coexist with the child and adolescent, and discover their incidence on the subjects psychopathology
• Develop the mastery of the Time Limited Psychotherapy model within the framework of third generation Psychotherapies
• Describe the protocols of the intervention programs with this type of patients (children and adolescents), taking into account the characteristics and aspects of these ages
• Identify the evolution of the different disorders listed in the DSM  Fifth or ICD-10
• Describe with decision protocols the individualized study of the child and adolescent to perform a rigorous psychopathological study
• Use decision trees to permanently perform differential diagnosis
• Frame all the information within a multidisciplinary framework model in the study of the biopsychosocial framework of the child and adolescent

Specific Objectives

Module 1. History of Psychology: Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

• Get to know the Most Influent Psychological Currents of the History of this Discipline
• Study and know how Child and Psychopathology psychology emerged and the importance of the study of children and adolescents in the field of psychology
• Gain knowledge about the development and the differences between what is considered normal and what is considered pathological in the child and adolescent stage
• Study the influential theories of child development in relation to their influence on childhood and adolescent psychopathology

Module 2. Therapeutic Relation with the Child Assessment and Diagnosis Process in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

• Get to know the process of the therapeutic relationship with the child and adolescent and gain knowledge about the most appropriate forms of communication for the success of therapy in the child and adolescent stage
• Know the assessment and diagnosis process used with patients in the child and adolescent stage
• Study the assessment instruments and the areas of importance to be assessed in the child and adolescent stage
• Study how the family is involved in therapy with minors

Module 3. Developmental Contexts and Psychopathologies in Childhood and Adolescence. The Role of the Family

• Get to know the influence of developmental contexts on childhood and adolescent psychopathologies
• Study the differences between the “autonomous self”, the “social self” and the “family self”
• Know the characteristics that make a family pathological, the existing conflictive bonds and the influence of the family environment in the development of psychopathologies in the child
• Study the modulating risk and protective factors for child and adolescent mental health

Module 4. Pathological Universes in Childhood and Adolescence 

• Know the main pathological universes of childhood and adolescence
• Learn to recognize and differentiate the different pathological universes related to the childhood stage
• Know the diagnostic criteria of the pathological universes according to the DSM-V
• Learn the characteristics of the childhood stage in each pathological universe
• Know and study the differential characteristics of each pathological universe according to the DSM-V information
• Study the existing comorbidities in each pathological universe mentioned

Module 5. Pathological Universes in Childhood and Adolescence II

• Explore other pathological universes such as gender dysphoria, paraphilic disorders or other problems subject to clinical attention
• Deepen into personality disorders according to DSM-V
• Differentiate the different characteristics of the most common disorders and pathologies in childhood and adolescence
• Analyze cases of child abuse and neglect, as well as child sexual abuse
• Examine the current perspective on gender dysphoria

Module 6. Intelligence

• Know the history of the concept of intelligence
• Study and differentiate the authors and their theories on intelligence
• Investigate intervention programs related to learning abilities
• Know the method of evaluation and diagnosis of intelligences
• Know and differentiate the concept of intellectual disability and high abilities

Module 7. Personality Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence

• Know and differentiate personality disorders from the pathological universe in childhood and adolescence
• Study the differences among childhood personality disorders
• Personality disorders in childhood and adolescence
• Study the personality universe in the child and adolescence stage

Module 8. Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Know the changes that have occurred in the diagnostic categorization of disorders on the autism spectrum
• Study the myths and truths of autism that exist in the world and that can cause stereotyping in children with ASD
• Knowing the possible theories on the origin of ASD
• Study the main intervention methods for children with ASD
• Learn the importance of early diagnosis in children with ASD

Module 9. Other Related Problems

• Study other relevant problems that may appear in the psychological consultation
• Know the repercussion of emotional problems in the optimal development of children
• Study the addiction fads in children and their possible effects on their development
• Know the problems of the third world that harm the normal psychological development of children

Module 10. Treatment and Intervention of Child and Adolescent Psychopathologies. General Treatment Principles

• Know and study the main treatments for psychopathologies in childhood and adolescence
• Study the different modulating theories of human behavior in childhood
• Get to know the future perspectives in the treatment of childhood and adolescent psychopathologies

Whatever your expectations are, with this professional master’s degree, you will be able to surpass even the most ambitious goals”