This postgraduate diploma will broaden your horizons as a psychologist and will allow you to grow personally and professionally"

This postgraduate diploma provides extensive knowledge in advanced models and techniques in Early Childhood and Educational Psychology. For this, you will have a teaching faculty that stands out for its extensive professional experience in the different fields in which psychology has developed and in different sectors of the population.

Throughout this program, you will learn the current and newest approaches on this topic.  You will learn to identify, analyze and evaluate the evolutionary characteristics, needs and demands, problems and differences of human beings in the different stages of the life cycle, as well as to analyze sociocultural changes, cultural factors and psychosocial principles involved in the socialization of individuals and groups.

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.  

An educational program created for professionals who aspire to excellence that will allow you to acquire new skills and strategies in a smooth and effective way"

This postgraduate diploma in Developmental and Early Care Psychology contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market. The most important features include:   

• The development of 100 case studies presented by experts in Early Childhood and Educational Psychology
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents provide students with scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for Psychologist.
• New developments and innovations in the different areas of psychology
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the situations that are presented to the student
• Special emphasis on cutting-edge 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 to the deep knowledge of Psychology in Early and Educational Care and its multiple implications, in a complete Postgraduate Certificate created 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 specialization 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 program designed to learn 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 psychology experts.

Increase your confidence as a by updating your knowledge through this postgraduate diploma"

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

The objectives of this program have been established as a guide for the entire specialization with the specific mission of offering students a very intensive program that will really boost their professional progression. A journey of personal growth that will take you to the top in your intervention as a psychologist.

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 specialization will give your career the boost it needs"

General Objective

• Train qualified professionals for the practice of Developmental and Early Care Psychology who can intervene with real working capacity and with optimal results, supported by the most updated and useful theoretical and practical knowledge for their profession

Specific Objectives

• Know the functions, characteristics and limitations of the different theoretical models of developmental psychology, applying the psychological processes applied to the evolutionary development of individuals throughout the life cycle
• Know the main processes and stages of psychological development throughout the life cycle in its aspects of normality and abnormality
• Know different research designs, the procedures for the formulation and testing of hypotheses and the interpretation of the results in the different areas of the individual's development
• Know the different fields of application of developmental psychology and to have the necessary knowledge to influence and promote the quality of life of individuals in the different contexts in which they are developed.
• Identify the characteristics of the theoretical models of Developmental Psychology and to recognize the functions and limitations of the theoretical models of Developmental Psychology
• Discriminate the basic principles of the different psychological processes related to the evolutionary development of individuals. Explain the functioning of the basic laws of psychology in the development of the subject throughout the life cycle
• Identify the different fields of application of Developmental Psychology
• In order to understand human behavior, it is essential to understand how values, attitudes and behavioral patterns are constructed based on the characteristics of the different contexts in which human beings grow up and are educated
• Obtain an overview of the way in which human development is shaped by the relationship with socialization contexts, focusing on the so-called ecological model of development
• Study, in detail, the ways in which they influence a person’s cognitive and socio-emotional development, and itemize these aspects in the different stages of the life cycle (childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age)
• Be familiar with some of the problems that arise within the family, such as child abuse and violence against women
• Understand the basic aspects of the community as a socialization environment, and detail aspects such as the feeling of community
• Learn about affective and social development throughout the life cycle, establishing a relationship with the contexts of development and with the other areas of psychological development of the person
• Understand topics such as the development of attachment and its subsequent evolution throughout the life cycle, the role of the peer group and social relationships in childhood, puberty, adolescence, youth, adulthood and old age
• Master also the evolution and importance of family relationships throughout the life cycle, the role of the family and school in the affective and social development
• Understand emotional development: what facilitates it, what research indicates about the capacity for emotional self-regulation (influences, consequences on academic and professional performance, etc.) and how it evolves over time
• Identify, analyze, and evaluate the evolutionary characteristics, needs and demands, problems, and differences of the human being in the different stages of the life cycle
• Know the bases and principles of developmental intervention and its preventive, optimizing, and therapeutic character
• Know how to provide developmental counseling to the agents involved in the different contexts
• Know how to elaborate oral and written reports on development in the different stages of the life cycle
• Generate a self-reflective attitude towards one's own development together with an evolutionary sensitivity towards the development of others
• Know and comply with the deontological obligations of Psychology

This postgraduate diploma is aimed at all psychologists who want to achieve a high degree of specialization"