This postgraduate certificate will broaden your horizons as a health psychologist and will allow you to grow personally and professionally”

Psychologists play a fundamental role in healthcare when it comes to improving people’s physical, mental and social wellbeing. Today they are an essential component in resolving different psychological disorders.

This University Course provides extensive knowledge in advanced models and techniques in assessment, diagnosis and psychological intervention in this field of health. For this, you will have a teaching faculty that stands out for its extensive professional experience in the different areas in which psychology has developed and in different sectors of the population.

Throughout this program, the student will go through all the current approaches in the work carried out by health psychologists.  The correct approach to psychological assessments and interviews; the implementation of psychological techniques for stress prevention or the assimilation of the different phases of the research process in Psychology. There will be some of the many topics of work and study that students will be able to integrate into their training with this comprehensive program. 

We will not only take you through the theoretical knowledge we offer, but we will introduce you to another way of studying and learning, one which is simpler, more organic and more efficient. We will work to keep you motivated and to develop your passion for learning, helping you to analyze and to develop critical thinking skills. 

A high-level step that will become a process of improvement, not only on a professional level, but also on a personal level.

A training program created for professionals who aspire for excellence, and that will enable you to acquire new skills and strategies easily and effectively”

This postgraduate certificate in Psychological Intervention in the Elderly has the most complete and up-to-date academic program on the market. The most important features of the program include: 

• Developing 100 practical cases presented by experts in General Health Psychology
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for carrying out research
• News and innovations on research in the different fields of psychology
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the situations that are presented to the student
• Special emphasis on research 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

Access deep insights in General Health Psychology and its multiple implications, in a comprehensive postgraduate certificate designed to propel you to another professional level” 

It includes a very broad teaching staff of professionals belonging to the field of psychology, who pour into this program the experience of their work, in addition to recognized specialists of reference 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 an immersive training program designed to train in real situations.

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

Increase your confidence as a healthcare psychiatrist by updating your knowledge through this University Course"

This University Course marks the difference between a professional with a lot of knowledge, and a professional who knows how to apply it in their daily practice"

This program is aimed at healthcare psychologists, so that they can acquire the necessary tools to develop in the field, learning about the latest trends and delving into the issues that are at the forefront of this branch of knowledge. Only with the right preparation, you will be able to successfully achieve your objectives.

If your goal is to improve in your profession and acquire a qualification that will enable you to compete with the best, then look no further. This program will give your career the boost it needs" 

General Objective

• Train professionals qualified to practise in Psychological Intervention in the Elderly , according to current legislation, with the ability to carry out effective assessments and treatments in people’s behavior and activity in order to promote and improve their general state of health

Specific Objectives 

• Know the objectives of Psychogerontology and the fundamental concepts related to it
• Understand population aging and the different psychosocial models of aging
• Recognize the peculiarities and therapeutic skills necessary to carry out a psychological assessment and intervention in elderly patients
• Describe the most useful assessment instruments to use with elderly patients
• Study the transitions and life changes that occur in midlife and old age, as well as the therapeutic strategies that can be used to help patients adapt to them
• Describe the etiology, course, and prevalence of major mental disorders in the elderly
• Explain the main techniques of psychological intervention in older adults with different mental disorders, as well as the latest recommendations according to scientific evidence
• Explain the characteristics of different physical health problems in the elderly and the psychological factors related to them
• Present the main techniques of psychological intervention in older adults with physical health problems, as well as the latest recommendations according to scientific evidence
• Discuss what is meant by successful aging and psychological intervention techniques that can be used to promote it

This postgraduate certificate is aimed at all psychologists who want to achieve a high degree of specialization in the healthcare sector”