TECH offers you the most complete program in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, so that you can get up to date on all the latest developments in this field, in a 100% online modality, and in just 12 months”

Child and Adolescent Psychopathology is a subspecialty within this science that covers from mental deficiencies to emotional and behavioral disorders, as well as legal and forensic psychology in children and adolescents. The professionals who are dedicated to this area handle diverse clinical cases in their practice, situations in which the emotional, cognitive and behavioral development of the patients have been considerably affected by the pathology they are suffering from, which is why their intervention is necessary.

Moreover, in most situations, the infant's quality of life is determined by the disorder, which is why families turn to specialists for help and guidance. That is why specialists must know in detail the latest developments related to this area, in order to be able to offer an austere service, specific and adapted to each case, something that you will be able to work on with this professional master’s degree.

It is an intensive, innovative and comprehensive degree developed over 12 months and includes 1,500 hours of the best theoretical and practical content related to Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. Through a syllabus designed by experts in the field, the graduate will be able to delve into the most effective guidelines related to evaluation and diagnosis, as well as the characteristics of the most frequent disorders. In addition, special emphasis is placed on the role of families in the evolutionary context of the conditions, as well as on the leading intervention treatments currently available.

A program with which the professionals will be able to work on perfecting their skills and updating their knowledge from wherever they wish and with a schedule fully adapted to their availability. Its convenient 100% online format is compatible with any electronic device with internet connection, in addition to the possibility of downloading the entire content for consultation, even after the educational experience is over.

A professional master’s degree designed to delve into the autism spectrum disorders and developments related to assessment tools for diagnosis and treatment"

This professional master’s degree in professional master’s degree contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market. The most important features include:

• Practical cases presented by experts in Psychology
• 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 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 electronic device with an Internet connection

TECH gives you the opportunity to take advantage of any free time to follow the program: you can connect to the Virtual Classroom whenever you wish and from any electronic device with internet connection” 

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

Its 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 education programmed to learn in real situations.

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professionals must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the program. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.

Would you like to get up to date on the latest developments related to neurodevelopment disorders? You have before you the perfect option: comfortable and adapted to your academic needs. Are you going to pass it up?

You will be able to update your knowledge in relation to behavior modification techniques, as well as systemic, strategic and constructivist therapies"

Given the importance of the role of the professionals in the diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of child and adolescent patients suffering from psychopathologies, TECH has developed this comprehensive program with the aim that the specialists can know in detail the latest developments related to this field. In addition, it is a program with which you can improve your skills in the clinical management of these cases, through the updating of their knowledge and practical work, being able to delve into the most effective therapeutic strategies and the management of the best tools in terms of psychological innovation. 

If one of your objectives is to master strategic and constructivist therapies, with this program you will not only achieve it, but you will delve into the most effective tools for its application”

General Objectives

• Manage current knowledge of childhood and adolescent disorders in the field of mental and social health
• Prepare graduates to achieve the therapist-patient bond in these ages
• Identify the agents that coexist with the child and adolescent, and discover their incidence on the subjects psychopathology
• Develop the mastery of the Time Limited Psychotherapy model within the framework of third generation Psychotherapies
• Describe the protocols of the intervention programs with this type of patients (children and adolescents), taking into account the characteristics and aspects of these ages
• Identify the evolution of the different disorders listed in the DSM-5 or ICD-10
• Master the fields of medical-psychologist interaction in treatments of children and adolescents
• Provide the professional with all the up-to-date references on diagnosis, intervention and therapeutic process in children and adolescents
• Describe with decision protocols the individualized study of the child and adolescent to perform a rigorous psychopathological study
• Use decision trees to permanently perform differential diagnosis
• Frame all the information within a multidisciplinary framework model in the study of the biopsychosocial framework of the child and adolescent

Specific Objectives

Module 1. History of Psychology: Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

• Know the most Influent psychological currents of the history of this discipline
• Study and know how child and psychopathology psychology emerged and the importance of the study of children and adolescents in the field of psychology
• Gain knowledge about the development and the differences between what is considered normal and what is considered pathological in the childhood and adolescence stage
• Study the influential theories of child development in relation to their influence on child and adolescent psychopathology

Module 2. Therapeutic Relation with the Child Assessment and Diagnosis Process in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

• Know the process of the therapeutic relationship with the child and adolescent and the most appropriate knowledge forms of communication for the success of therapy in the child and adolescent stage
• Know the assessment and diagnosis process used with patients in the child and adolescent stage
• Study the assessment instruments and the areas of importance to be assessed in the child and adolescent stage
• Study how the family is involved in therapy with minors

Module 3. Developmental Contexts and Psychopathologies in Childhood and Adolescence. The Role of the Family

• Get to know the influence of developmental contexts on childhood and adolescent psychopathologies
• Study the differences between the “autonomous self”, the “social self” and the “family self”
• Know the characteristics that make a family pathological, the existing conflictive bonds and the influence of the family environment in the development of psychopathologies in the child
• Study the modulating risk and protective factors for child and adolescent mental health

Module 4. Pathological Universes in Childhood and Adolescence (I)

• Know the main pathological universes of childhood and adolescence
• Learn to recognize and differentiate the different pathological universes related to the childhood and adolescence stage
• Know the diagnostic criteria of the pathological universes according to the DSM-V
• Learn the characteristics of the childhood and adolescence stage in each pathological universe
• Know and study the differential characteristics of each pathological universe according to the DSM-V information
• Study the existing comorbidities in each pathological universe mentioned

Module 5. Pathological Universes in Childhood and Adolescence (II)

• Know other pathological universes of childhood and adolescence
• Learn to recognize and differentiate the different pathological universes related to the childhood and adolescence stage
• Know the diagnostic criteria of the pathological universes according to the DSM-V
• Learn the characteristics of the childhood and adolescence stage in each pathological universe
• Know and study the differential characteristics of each pathological universe according to the DSM-V information
• Study the existing comorbidities in each pathological universe mentioned
• Know and study other problems that can be targeted clinical care in childhood and adolescence

Module 6. Intelligence

• Know the history of the concept of intelligence
• Study and differentiate the authors and their theories on intelligence
• Investigate intervention programs related to learning abilities
• Know the method of evaluation and diagnosis of intelligences
• Know and differentiate the concept of intellectual disability and high abilities

Module 7. Personality Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence

• Know and differentiate personality disorders from the pathological universe in childhood and adolescence
• Study the differences among childhood personality disorders
• Personality disorders in childhood and adolescence
• Study the personality universe in the child and adolescence stage

Module 8. Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Know the changes that have occurred in the diagnostic categorization of disorders on the autism spectrum
• Study the myths and truths of autism that exist in the world and that can cause stereotyping in children with ASD
• Knowing the possible theories on the origin of ASD
• Study the main intervention methods for children with ASD
• Learn the importance of early diagnosis in children with ASD

Module 9. Others Related Problems

• Study other relevant problems that may appear in the psychological consultation
• Know the repercussion of emotional problems in the optimal development of children
• Study the addiction fads in children and their possible effects on their development
• Know the problems of the third world that harm the normal psychological development of children

Module 10. Treatment and Intervention of Child and Adolescent Psychopathologies. General Treatment Principles

• Know and study the main treatments for psychopathologies in childhood and adolescence
• Study the different modulating theories of human behavior in childhood
• Get to know the future perspectives in the treatment of childhood and adolescent psychopathologies

TECH designs its programs always thinking about the educational needs of its graduates and the requirements of the professional sector. In this way, they will be able to surpass any objective they set out to achieve”