Performs acceptance and commitment therapy to help patients come to terms with their experience in the best way"

In oncology patients, psychological intervention should include accompaniment by the professional in the different phases of the disease, from prevention, diagnosis, treatment and even grief. For this, psycho-oncology has a series of tools and therapies that help to reduce anxiety and depression.  

In this sense, with this Psychological Treatment of the Cancer Patient and their Family Members in Psychological Treatment of the Cancer Patient and their Family Members, the student will delve into the use of cognitive-behavioral therapies to treat cancer patients, among which deactivation techniques, widely used to prepare the patient for medical treatment, stand out.  

On the other hand, the psychological aspects related to the different types of cancer will be addressed and highlighted, since patients usually react in a certain way depending on the location of the tumor. This is why students should understand that tumors in the head and neck affect the perception of body image, which has repercussions on self-esteem and self-concept. Meanwhile, cancer in the larynx is related to the loss of emotions and the expression of emotions, such as laughter and crying.  

At the end of the program, students will be able to apply the appropriate techniques to treat their patients. They will also be educated in the selection and education of volunteers to assist in the accompaniment of oncology patients and their family members. In this way, this program will become an excellent opportunity that will lead psychologists to work in a private practice or, directly, in the oncology department of a hospital.  

Master your skills and competencies for the selection, training and supervision of volunteers to accompany cancer patients" 

This postgraduate diploma in Psychological Treatment of the Cancer Patient and their Family Members contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market. The most important features include:

• Practical cases presented by experts in Psycho-Oncology 
• 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 
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies for psychological intervention with cancer patients 
• 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 

Parte de tu trabajo como psicólogo será ayudar a los pacientes a detectar y potenciar sus recursos para superar la enfermedad” 

The program’s teaching team 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. 

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

The design of this educational program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which professionals must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented to them throughout the academic year. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.        

The family of cancer patients should never be forgotten. Therefore, you will learn how to accompany and comfort them"

Psychological aspects have a great impact on the type of tumor suffered"

The design of this program will favor the development of the students' abilities to elaborate an accompaniment proper to the profession. In this sense, they will learn the cognitive behavioral methods most commonly used in psycho-oncology, such as the exposure technique or guided imagery. In this way, they will be able to develop treatment plans that will help mitigate the effects of long hours of biomedical therapies, as well as deal with the grieving process in patients with a terminal diagnosis. 

Helps eliminate the fear and phobias that your patients may acquire during the disease process"  

General Objectives

• Gain in-depth knowledge of the area of study and development of the profession 
• Know the application of psychology in the nursing care for cancer 
• Define the functions of a psycho-oncology unit and the role of the psycho-oncologist in the health care setting 
• Gain in-depth knowledge of the different therapeutic options in the psychological treatment of cancer 
• Contribute to the control of mood alterations through appropriate psychological strategies 
• Know how to assess and intervene in adaptive and maladaptive emotions and behaviors 
• Understand the influence of the psychological aspects of each type of tumor and to contribute to their control by means of psychological strategies 
• Know how to assess and intervene in adaptive and maladaptive emotions and behaviors of the different oncologic processes 
• Know how to differentiate between adaptive and maladaptive emotions and behaviors at the end of life 
• Explore and apply strategies for emotional self-regulation 
• Know, evaluate, diagnose and intervene in the most prevalent psychological problems in palliative care 
• Explore personal, social and cultural beliefs and values of the family in relation to illness and death 
• Prepare for the loss 
• Detect psychological reactions in the different phases of grief 
• Provide appropriate individual and family bereavement support 
• Prevent and identify pathological grief
• Gain in-depth knowledge of the basics and acquire basic communication skills 
• Understand in depth the theoretical bases of the professional-patient relationship 
• Be able to deliver bad news and answer difficult questions 
• Elaborate an initial assessment (detailed clinical history) and analysis of the social and spiritual emotional impact on the patient and their family 
• Know how to apply the instruments for the assessment of the patient and the family, useful and appropriate for each symptom and stage of the disease 
• Know in depth the conceptual bases, the methodology, the systematics and the procedures related to research in psycho-oncology 
• Search and La select information: electronic databases, websites, libraries, magazines, texts, etc.
• Apply bioethical principles to daily clinical practice with special emphasis on the most complex and specific situations 
• Deepen understanding in the conceptual and practical bases of ethics applied to the oncological process 
• Analyze in a scientific, rigorous and systematic way, ethical problems from an interdisciplinary perspective 
• Delve into the understanding of the methodology of bioethics, rational and interdisciplinary, and know how to apply it to concrete or general situations  

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Psychological Treatments in Cancer and Third Generation Therapies 

• Determine realistic treatment objectives together with the patient and/or their family 
• Detect training in the methods of intervention with cancer patients, especially empirically supported treatment techniques
• Identify those somatic symptoms and/or psychological alterations that are perceived by the patient as a threat
• Detect and enhance, as far as possible, the patient's own resources 

Module 2. Most Relevant Psychological Aspects According to Different Tumor Locations 

• Identify those somatic symptoms and/or psychological alterations that are perceived by the patient as a threat 
• Compensate for, eliminate or attenuate such symptoms, symptom control 
• Detect and enhance, as far as possible, the patient's own resources 
• Facilitating adaptation to the disease during the biomedical treatment process (affecting anxiety, anguish, side effects of chemotherapy, phobias of radiotherapy devices, sexual dysfunctions and also hospital admissions) 
• Encourage active coping styles 
• Facilitate therapeutic adherence to medical treatment 

Module 3. Other Psychological Interventions in Specific Cancer-Related Areas 

• Perform in-depth management of the combined protocol for the smoking withdrawal process and relapse prevention 
• Perfect the skills and competencies necessary for the selection, training and supervision of volunteers 
• Detect the psychological factors associated with participation in cancer screening and genetic counseling programs, as well as to encourage participation in them by increasing the perception of control 
• Analyze the use and some of the advantages of group therapy compared to individual treatment 
• Gain in-depth knowledge of psychological preparation programs for the different medical oncological treatments and their side effects 
• Be able to identify and mitigate the sequelae that remain in cancer survivors 

Every patient has the right to be treated with dignity during their illness. Help them at all times"