Description

Thanks to this revolutionary Hybrid professional master’s degree, you will develop advanced skills to perform comprehensive geriatric assessments and design personalized and successful intervention plans"

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A recent study by the World Health Organization predicts that the number of people over the age of 60 will triple over the next few years, reaching 2.1 million globally. This significant demographic change has relevant implications for the mental health of the geriatric population, since the entity expects an increase in the prevalence of mental pathologies ranging from Sleep Disorders to Dementia. Faced with this scenario, it is crucial that professionals are optimally equipped to address these emerging needs and provide effective support to elderly patients.

To help them with this task, TECH is launching a pioneering and innovative Hybrid professional master’s degree in Psychogeriatrics. Its main objective is for specialists to keep abreast of the latest advances in therapeutic and pharmacological interventions, as well as to increase their clinical skills to address patients' needs from a holistic approach. To this end, the curriculum will delve into sophisticated methods such as Problem-Centered Brief Therapy or Constructivist Therapy. Likewise, the syllabus will provide graduates with a variety of strategies to generate an appropriate climate of trust, where patients can express themselves comfortably. Along these lines, the program will analyze various influence procedures to help individuals overcome resistance and facilitate change in behavioral patterns.

After passing the online theoretical stage, the program includes a practical internship in a reference clinical center. In this way, graduates will be able to enter a real work scenario with state-of-the-art resources, where they will be part of a multidisciplinary work team to develop interventions that meet the psychological needs of elderly patients.

In addition, these professionals will help students to implement the most modern techniques based on scientific evidence in order to achieve effective results. Undoubtedly, an immersive university program that will allow graduates to optimize their daily practice and experience a significant leap in quality in their professional careers.

Reach your full potential in the field of Psychogeriatrics with the most complete pedagogical and practical materials on the educational market. Enroll now!”

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

  • Development of more than 100 Internship cases presented by professionals in Clinical Psychology in Psychogeriatrics
  • Its graphic, schematic and practical contents provide essential information on those disciplines that are indispensable for professional practice
  • Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning.
  • Its special emphasis on highly innovative and effective intervention methodologies
  • Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
  • All of this will be complemented by 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
  • Furthermore, you will be able to carry out an internship in one of the best companies

You will carry out a 3-week intensive stay in a reputed clinical center, where you will optimize your work efficiency to become the most outstanding Psychogeriatrician in your environment"

In this Hybrid professional master’s degree proposal, of professionalizing character and blended learning modality, the program is aimed at updating professionals of Psychogeriatrics who develop their functions in intensive care units, and who require a high level of qualification. The contents are based on the latest scientific evidence, and oriented in a didactic way to integrate theoretical knowledge into psychological praxis, and the theoretical-practical elements will facilitate the updating of knowledge and allow decision making in patient management.

Thanks to its multimedia content elaborated with the latest educational technology, they will allow the Psychogeriatrics professional a situated and contextual learning, that is to say, a simulated environment that will provide an immersive learning 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 students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

You will broaden your your knowledge through real cases and the resolution of complex situations in simulated learning environments"

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Are you looking for a university program that is compatible with your daily responsibilities? Then this is the right program: TECH adapts to your personal circumstances"

Skills

After completing this Hybrid professional master’s degree, professionals in Psychogeriatrics will perform the most holistic assessments of mental and cognitive health in older adults. In this way, specialists will accurately detect a wide range of disorders, ranging from Dementia to Depression. They will also develop skills to plan and implement effective therapeutic interventions to effectively address their patients' emotional problems.

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You will distinguish between the symptoms of common mental disorders and the normal changes associated with aging to provide an approach tailored to the individual needs of patients"

General Skills

  • Know how to place old age within human globality
  • Be able to evaluate the changes produced by old age at the physical, psychological and social levels
  • Have the ability to develop theories and models that explain the relationship between old age and personality changes
  • Provide the student with all the research and technology that will allow to keep the majority of senior citizens in good health in all its dimensions
  • Have adequate models and knowledge to understand the role of the elderly in the 21st-century family
  • Master the physiological and neurological changes that occur in old age
  • Have an arsenal of psychosocial interventions to alleviate the elderly clinic symptoms
  • Understand, master and interact from a psychological perspective with the pharmacological treatments in old age
  • Develop within the profession in terms of working with other health professionals, acquiring skills to work as a team
  • Recognize the need to maintain your professional skills and keep them up to date, with special emphasis on autonomous and continuous learning of new information

Specific Skills

  • Possess global knowledge of old age in the evolution of the human being
  • Understand that the fact of aging is the result of an infinite complex process
  • Consider respect as an antidote to the secondary problems of aging
  • Know that values associated with aging
  • Identify and promote the importance of experience on society
  • Identify and differentiate between the health and illness aspects of old age
  • Know how to effectively evaluate the physical state in old age
  • Adequately take a medical history of an elderly person
  • Know the fundamental elements of routine physical examination
  • Know about the essential analyses that must be done and the values of normality and abnormality
  • Manage essential neurological examination maneuvers and techniques
  • Gain knowledge of cognitive assessment in old age
  • Ascertain and evaluate the subject's belonging to a group
  • Determine what the friendship relationship has been like and how many friends the subject has had in their life
  • Identify and describe the economic basis of the subject
  • Evaluate and detect the recent and previous relationships in the biography of the subject
  • Determine the social involvement of the subject in this moment
  • Evaluate and the subject’s level of physical aging
  • Obtain information on the physical activity throughout the life of the subject
  • Evaluate the patient's motor coordination
  • Identify the ability to maintain a conversation
  • Ascertain if they have win-win relationships
  • Gain and master knowledge of personality studies and how aging affects these
  • Study the role that elderly people currently play in society
  • Know, describe and master the current lines of research in psychogeriatrics
  • Master the negative personality changes that happen in old age
  • Master the positive personality changes that happen in old age
  • Know how personality disorders affect the life of the elderly
  • Comprehend the incidence and consequences of schizoid personality disorders in the elderly
  • Be aware of how personality disorders worsen or improve with aging
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A unique training experience, key and decisive to boost your professional development"

Hybrid Professional Master's Degree in Psychogeriatrics

In a world where the population is aging, caring for the mental health of older adults is more important than ever. With the Hybrid Professional Master's Degree in Psychogeriatrics from TECH Global University's School of Psychology, you'll prepare to meet the unique challenges of working with older adults in an increasingly digitized environment. Our program combines the convenience of online learning with the hands-on experience of face-to-face classes at our specialized center. Through online lectures, you will have access to cutting-edge content taught by experts in the field of psychogeriatrics. These classes will provide you with a solid foundation of theoretical knowledge about common mental disorders in the elderly, as well as the most effective intervention strategies. In addition, our in-person internships will give you the opportunity to apply your knowledge in a real-world setting, working with older adults and receiving direct guidance and feedback from experienced professionals.

Prepare for a rewarding career in psychogeriatrics.

TECH is the world's largest digital university, so we offer you training of the highest standards. The unique combination of theoretical and practical learning in this postgraduate program will prepare you to meet the challenges of working in psychogeriatrics with confidence and skill. By completing our Hybrid Professional Master's Degree, taught by the excellent Faculty of Psychology, you will be prepared for a rewarding career in the field of mental health care for the elderly. You'll be able to work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, nursing homes, community care centers and private practices, providing support and treatment to those who need it most. Take the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of older adults and in your own career - enroll in our Hybrid Professional Master's Degree in Psychogeriatrics and begin your journey to an exciting and meaningful career in senior mental health care!