Performs an initial psychological assessment of a patient addicted to tobacco and alcohol and plan an intervention from the field of medicine"

The program covers most of the addictions that a physician will encounter in their daily practice, helping them to situate and orient themselves in the psychological intervention of addicted patients with the support of the criteria of other scientific areas. In this way, they will develop a realistic and committed vision of the role of the drug market in the global context.

In this sense, a review will be made of the changes that an addicted person goes through after undergoing treatment. In this way, it is essential to make a distinction between the concepts of use, abuse, dependence, tolerance and abstinence, since depending on the situation, a different approach must be taken.

This program is available in a completely online format, making it easy to adapt to student schedules. It also has a teaching staff that has specialized in this field and contributes valuable knowledge to the module that makes up the program, making it a unique and enriching experience.

This postgraduate diploma in Psychological Intervention in Tobacco and Alcohol Addiction contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market”

This postgraduate diploma in Psychological Intervention in Tobacco and Alcohol Addiction contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of practical cases presented by experts in tobacco and alcohol addiction 
• 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 assignments 
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Make this program the perfect opportunity to improve your medical practice and offer psychological treatment to your patients with addictions"

The program includes, in its teaching staff, health professionals belonging to the field of medicine, who bring to this training their work experience, as well as renowned specialists from prestigious reference societies and universities.

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, this postgraduate diploma will allow the professional a situated and contextual learning, that is to say, a simulated environment that will provide immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby professionals must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the course. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

The program content is available in an online mode, adapting to your schedule and availability"

Plan and develop new psychological interventions to ensure the emotional recovery of your patients"

A series of objectives have been designed for this postgraduate diploma that will allow the student to acquire the necessary knowledge to perform a psychological intervention for patients with alcohol and tobacco addiction. In this way, physicians who attend the program will have a complete and comprehensive professional profile. 

Each substance has a psychological and physical effect on the body. Classifying them helps to identify them in patients that have an alcohol and tobacco addiction" 

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 expert in the assessment and intervention in these cases
• Offer a base of knowledge and procedures which provides the student with the necessary confidence and solid foundations to address real cases
• Reflect and practice different situations of intervention in cases of addictions
• Establish the differentiating criteria between the prevention and treatment of addictions, as well as the levels of prevention which already exist
• Provide the student with the keys to the evaluation framework in the case of addictions
• Show the criteria for the choice of therapeutic goals when facing an addiction intervention
• 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

Module 1. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Smoking Addiction 

• Propose therapeutic procedures and techniques from other areas which could help to improve the efficiency of the treatment, to prevent relapses and maintain the results

Module 2. Time-Limited Psychotherapy Intervention in Smoking 

• Identify the changes made by an addict through their treatment with the aim of adapting the process to be able to create new therapeutic goals
• Define the concepts of use, abuse, dependence, tolerance, craving and polyconsumption in a concise way 
• Classify the different substances and addictions, and identify the signs and effects of addiction
• Plan and carry out interventions in addiction cases where you can apply what you have learnt

Module 3. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Alcohol Addiction 

• 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 

A unique, key and decisive training experience to boost your professional development"