Thanks to this professional master’s degree, you will be able to update your knowledge on the approach to patients with disorders and psychopathologies" 

At present, the number of people at high risk of suicide, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder has increased, due to multiple social factors that have activated different mental disorders affecting both young people and adults. The pressure on medical services in Mental Health is becoming increasingly more demanding and forces professionals, including nurses, to keep abreast of the latest techniques used in both the diagnosis and management of patients with mental health problems. 

Nursing professionals work together with a broad health and social care team, given the complexity in managing patients that suffer from different types of disorders. This type of teamwork requires continuous updating on the different types of diagnoses, treatments and therapies being applied, and at the same time encourages professionals to expand their knowledge. This program is aimed at students who wish to be up to date in the field of mental health, through content developed by specialists with experience in the area.

An intensive yet flexible program, which will allow students to study mental disorders in childhood, social psychological approaches, as well as the evolution of different existing therapies, in depth. This will be possible thanks to the multimedia content developed by the teaching team, and based on video summaries, detailed videos, clinical cases and specialized readings.

A 100% online professional master’s degree that allows nurses to study in a convenient way, wherever and whenever they want. All they will need to start updating their knowledge is an electronic device with Internet access. Without attendance or fixed schedules, professionals in the program have an excellent opportunity to broaden their knowledge, while being able to combine their studies with other responsibilities.

A program which will help you broaden your knowledge of psychometrics and the validity of the results obtained"   

This professional master’s degree in Mental Health for Nursing contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. Its most notable features are:

• Practical cases presented by experts in Mental Nursing and Health 
• Graphic, schematic, and practical contents created to 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 

A university education through which you will be able to look into psychoanalysis, psychodynamically oriented and group therapies, in depth and in a convenient way" 

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 immersion 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 throughout the program. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.   

This professional master’s degree is ideal for professionals who want a quality education that is compatible with their job responsibilities"

Specialized lectures, video summaries and detailed videos are part of the study material that will allow you to be up to date on mental disorders"

The exhaustive content of this professional master’s degree aims to update professionals’ knowledge in Mental Health. In this way, students will cover the main techniques used in the care of patients with mental disorders in depth, as well as the different pathologies that currently affect the child and adult populations.

This program gives you the update in Mental Health you were looking for"  

General Objectives

• Explain the diagnosis, etiology, pathophysiology, and prevention of mental illness
• Identify risk factors for mental illness
• Identify signs and symptoms that indicate mental illness
• Develop techniques to explain and apply patient self-care to prevent mental health disorders

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Psychological Treatment for Learning Ability  

• Explain instrumental conditioning and its relation to learning 
• Explain what reinforcement consists of in instrumental conditioning 
• Explain aversive instrumental conditioning 
• Define observational learning and the different theories that explain it 
• Explain what the model consists of and classify it according to the different types 
• Explain the effects of observational learning 
• Define stimulus control in relation to learning 

Module 2. Psychological Treatment for Higher Cognitive Abilities

• Psychological Treatment for Attention Span 
• Explain attention and filter models 
• Describe resource-limited models 
• Describe automatic and controlled processes in relation to attention 
• Explain the psychology of emotion 
• Describe the importance of positive and negative emotions 
• Identify the expression and regulation of emotions 
• Manage strategies to identify and deal with stress 
• Describe the historical evolution of attention to language from a psychological perspective
• Explain the relationship of language ability and learning 
• Define memory structures 
• Explain short-term memory as working memory 
• Describe the different memory processes 
• Explain the concepts of propositional representations and mental imagery 
• Explain new approaches to memory 
• Define the fundamental concepts of motivation
• Explain the neurophysiological basis of motivation 
• Describe the relationship between thinking ability and learning 
• Explain the different types of reasoning 
• Explain problem solving and decision-making 
• Explain the relationship of perceptual ability and learning 

Module 3. Psychopathology 

• Define the different models in psychopathology 
• Establish the different classification systems in psychopathology 
• Explain research methods in psychopathology 
• Define the psychopathology of consciousness 
• Explain the psychopathology of attention and orientation 
• Describe the psychopathology of sensoperception 
• Classify perceptual disorders 
• Explain the psychopathology of memory 
• Explain the psychopathology of thinking 
• Define formal thought disorders 
• Define content disorders of thinking 
• Explain the approach to childhood dysphasia 
• Explain the approach to childhood dyslalia Simple Speech and Language Delay 
• Define the components and appropriate exploration of affectivity
• Identify affective disorders 
• Explain the different psychomotor disorders 

Module 4. Mental Disorders (I) 

• Explain the different mental disorders with an organic cause, and psychotic disorders 
• Explain the different mood disorders 
• Explain the different anxiety disorders 
• Describe obsessive-compulsive disorders 
• Define stress disorder and its health implications 
• Explain the different somatoform disorders 
• Explain the different factitious disorders 
• Define dissociative disorders and their health impact 
• Explain the different psychosomatic disorders 
• Define explanatory models for eating disorders 
• Classify the different sexual and sexual identity disorders 

Module 5. Mental Disorders (II)  

• Explain the different sleep disorders 
• Define the main characteristics of impulse control disorders 
• Explain the epidemiology and prevalence of adaptive disorders 
• Define the characteristics of personality disorders 
• Explain criteria for the different personality disorders 
• Define general aspects of treatment in the management of different personality disorders 
• Explain the theoretical models of personality psychology 
• Describe the different biological theories of personality 

Module 6. Personality Psychology 

• Define the implications of psychoanalytic theory for psychopathology 
• Explain Rogers' phenomenological theory 
• Define Kelly’s Theory of Personal Constructs 
• Explain Allport's Personality Theory 
• Define Catell's Theory 
• Explain Eysenck's Personality Theory 
• Describe theories based on social learning 
• Define the concept of emotional intelligence 
• Describe identity from the cognitive and social perspectives 

Module 7. Psychological Differences between Individuals 

• Describe the characteristics of differential psychology 
• Define interindividual differences: intelligence, creativity and personality 
• Explain different psychological styles, cognitive styles and their relationship to anxiety 
• Define intragroup differences: age, gender, race and social class 
• Explain Intellectual Disability in childhood 

Module 8. Childhood Mental Disorders 

• Define the different childhood communication disorders 
• Explain the different childhood learning disorders 
• Define the different disorders related to motor skills in childhood 
• Define the main emotional disorders in children 
• Explain the impact of abuse and neglect in infancy and childhood 

Module 9. Social and Organizational Psychology Approach 

• Define intervention techniques based on activation control 
• Define the perspectives of social psychology 
• Explain social cognition and attribution processes 
• Define the structural characteristics and functions of attitudes 
• Explain factors influencing the perception of people 

Module 10. Psychological Therapy 

• Describe psychoanalysis and psychodynamically oriented therapies 
• Define the therapeutic relationship and the therapeutic process 
• Explain the stages of Freudian psychoanalytic psychotherapy 
• Describe psychoanalysis and psychodynamically oriented therapies 
• Explain family therapies and systemic models 

Module 11. Statistics, Scientific Method, Psychometrics 

• Define and control psychological variables 
• Define the use of psychometrics in mental health research 
• Perform quantitative data analysis 

Module 12. Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing 

• Explain the models and theories of Mental Health Nursing 
• Explain the Nursing Care Process in people with mental disorders 
• Apply NANDA, NOC, NIC taxonomies 

Access the latest content on family therapies and systemic models from your computer and whenever you want"