Learn the cognitive techniques that mental health professionals recommend when treating patients with alcoholism"

In the 2016 World Drug Report, UNODOC states that 250 million people aged 15-64 used at least one drug in 2014, 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 of 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.

For this reason, it is of utmost importance that medical personnel know and apply the cognitive techniques that psychologists recommend for dealing with patients presenting with these conditions. In this way, they will be able to intervene with a competent and empathic approach.

The program designed for this postgraduate certificate will cover most of the addictions that a physician may encounter in their daily practice in order to help them to situate themselves realistically in this type of situation. Likewise, the student will learn the role played by other disciplines and their importance in providing adequate support to these patients.  At the end of the program, the student will know the different therapeutic assessments recommended in cases of alcoholism and the approach to the pathologies derived from the abuse of these substances. 

All the content is available on an online platform, which allows it to be adapted to the work schedule of physicians interested in this field. Another benefit of this program is the teaching team that TECH has chosen to guide each class. 

Update your knowledge through the postgraduate certificate in Psychological Treatment of Alcoholism, in a practical way and adapted to your needs”

This postgraduate certificate in Psychological Treatment of Alcoholism contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of practical case studies presented by experts in drug and alcohol addictions
• 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
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies  
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection work
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Understand the effects of substances on the brain and the interrelation of the neurological centers involved in addictions”

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from sector who contribute their work experience to this 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 during the academic year. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.  

You will describe and apply the techniques and procedures developed by cognitive-behavioral psychologists for the treatment of addictions"

This online program will be the best tool to develop your empathic skills towards patients with alcohol addiction"

The postgraduate certificate in Psychological Treatment of Alcoholism will develop students' skills to deal with addiction cases by understanding the cognitive processes that patients go through. For this reason, a series of general and specific objectives that the student needs to successfully complete the program are established.

Performs an accurate assessment of a patient's addictions to determine appropriate treatment"

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 area of addictions and formulate the different aspects to be taken into account by the physician in the assessment and intervention in these cases
• Provide a base of knowledge and procedures, which will give the student the necessary confidence and solvency to approach 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

• Understand the effects of substances on the brain and the interrelation of the main neurological centers involved in addictions
• 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
• Define the role of the psychologist in the assessment and intervention of addictions
• Identify the necessary criteria to carry out a preventative intervention as well as the most appropriate type of intervention in each case
• Define and classify the different types of alcoholic beverages to identify the problems related to them
• Get to know the impact and effects on health in healthy people
• Identify the neurobiology behind alcohol consumption
• Perform a psychological assessment of patients with alcohol addiction in order to refer them to appropriate treatment
• Address the different pathologies that are present in alcohol addiction

With this program, you will gain understand of the psychological approach as a physician to patients with drug addiction"