In TECH you will delve into the latest sociological studies about the modern family so that you can update your knowledge of the elderly family network" 

Occasionally, the physician may require family intervention. These family members are often unaware of the level of dependency of their elderly and how necessary they are to them. In this sense, one of the main axes of the postgraduate diploma is to provide techniques and advice to the physician to address these situations with the delicacy and precision they require.

Different factors related to the family will also be analyzed. Such as intergenerational conflicts, the modern family, the regulatory processes of family life or the change of the authority figure. All this, with the intention of determining which is the most suitable ecosystem for aging within the family nucleus.

In addition, the psychic, physical and social evaluation of the elderly person will be studied in depth. As well as in the intervention of the elderly from clinical psychology. Providing the most innovative psychotherapies oriented to the elderly.

These contents will be taught in a 100% online format, without timetables and with the entire syllabus available from the first day. In this way, the physician will be able to organize themselves according to their needs and reconcile their studies with their personal and professional life.

Enroll and learn different techniques to promote family support for those elderly people who need it"

The postgraduate diploma in Family Intervention for the Elderly contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most important features include:

• Developing practical cases presented by experts in Family Intervention for the Elderly
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently 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

Throughout the program you will work, together with prestigious physicians, on how dependence affects the onset of personality disorders in the elderly" 

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this training 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 training programmed to train 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 syllabus includes a review of the latest psychodiagnostic techniques so that you can accurately determine the origin of any psychopathology"

Keeping up to date will lay the foundation for quality care. At TECH, we offer you a program based on the most recent research"

The postgraduate diploma in Family Intervention for the Elderly aims to provide students with an understanding of the role played by the elderly in the modern family. As well as the importance of this social agent in the health of the elderly. At the same time, the evaluation and psychodiagnosis of the elderly will be studied in depth. As a way of detecting whether a problem is rooted in the family nucleus or is external. And finally, a review of the most effective and current psychotherapies oriented to the elderly will be proposed. 

Sometimes, the family may be the only point of socialization for the elderly person. In TECH we detail what options are available when this agent is not available" 

General Objectives

• Understand the place of the elderly in the modern family
• Understand the importance of the family in the health of the elderly and as an agent of socialization
• Delve into the most recent sociological research on the elderly and the family
• Know the most relevant and novel psycho-diagnostic techniques and psychotherapies

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Aging and Family

• Define the concept of family
• Identify the processes and factors that regulate family life
• Know the advantages of having a functional family in old age
• Deepen in the support mechanisms that exist within the family
• Understand the changes that the 70's crisis can generate in the elderly
• Understand how the concept of family is evolving
• Understand the needs of the elderly in order to age successfully

Module 2. Health and Disease Assessment in Old Age

• Conduct a physical, psychological and social evaluation
• Determine how psychological and social factors affect physical activity
• Observe the ability to solve problems

Module 3. Psychotherapies and Intervention from Clinical Psychology for the Elderly

• Define the specific elements of psychotherapy for the elderly
• Delve into the models that explain health and disease behaviors
• Work with different innovative psychotherapies oriented to the elderly

In this program, a section has been reserved to analyze the physical consequences that a psychological problem can have, and vice versa"