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Presentation
Presentation
The mastery of communication and relationship skills in a clinical context, appropriate to the different stages of the therapeutic process, the specifics of the working context, and the diversity of the population is an essential requirement both for the establishment and development of an appropriate therapeutic relationship and for the effective application of assessment and intervention methodologies in the context of the uniqueness of each therapeutic process. Communication and clinical relationship skills should be learned, trained, improved, validated, and measured. The aim is for this course to be a space for (re)learning, modeling, and training communication and relationship skills, both transversal and specific, based on case studies in various psychopathologies.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Master Degree | Semestral | 5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT65-25042
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
1. Communication in Clinical and Health Psychology: -Communication strategies (e.g. verbal, non-verbal, inclusive) -Information and obtaining informed consent -Multiple informants -Referral 2. Identifying and managing difficulties in cognitive-behavioural assessment and intervention: -Forming the therapeutic alliance -Identifying automatic thoughts, images, assumptions, and core beliefs -Case formulation -Defining therapeutic objectives and protocol -Factors related to the diagnosis and therapeutic process 3. Managing obstacles associated with: -Depression Disorders -Anxiety Disorders -Obsessive-compulsive and Related Disorders -Trauma and Stressor- Related Disorders -Bipolar and Related Disorders -Feeding and Eating Disorders -Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders -Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders -Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders -Personality Disorders
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Objectives
Objectives
The curricular unit aims to train students in conducting clinical and health psychology sessions and communicating effectively at different stages of the intervention and with multiple contexts and clients/patients with different characteristics. This will enable students to integrate and apply the knowledge they have acquired in the future, thus developing skills that will lead to an effective intervention in the institutions where they will be training and working. At the end of the semester, students should be able to: LO1 - Identify the main obstacles to effective communication, as well as recognize the most frequent difficulties in the various stages of assessment and intervention; LO2 - Characterize the specific features of different diagnostic categories that can threaten therapeutic effectiveness and/or increase the risk of relapse; LO3 - Implement strategies to minimize the difficulties of conducting clinical and health psychology sessions.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
O método predominantemente usado nas aulas é o ativo. As aulas incluem duas atividades primordiais: a primeira é a análise e discussão em grupo de exemplos clínicos que permitam ilustrar, de forma detalhada, a diversidade de dificuldades que os estudantes poderão vir a experienciar no âmbito da prática clínica e respetivas causas e a segunda é a prática simulada, que possibilita o treino das competências necessárias à gestão de dificuldades terapêuticas durante a fase de avaliação e intervenção do processo terapêutico cognitivo-comportamental (e.g., modificação de pensamentos automáticos através de diferentes perguntas). A conjugação destas atividades permite que, no final do semestre, os estudantes estejam aptos a identificar, compreender e gerir os desafios e facilitadores mais comuns durante a intervenção cognitivo-comportamental, particularmente na presença de diagnósticos e situações específicos.
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References
References
Beck, J. S. (2005). Cognitive therapy for challenging problems: What to do when the basics don’t work. New York: Guilford. Leahy, R. L. (Ed.) (2003). Roadblocks in cognitive-behavioral therapy: Transforming challenges into opportunities for change. New York: Guilford. Naar, S., & Safren, S. A. (2017). Motivational interviewing and CBT: Combining strategies for maximum effectiveness. New York: Guilford. Nelson-Jones, R. (2016). Basic counselling skills: A helper’s manual (4.a ed.). Londres: SAGE. Tarrier, N., & Johnson, J. (Eds.) (2016). Case formulation in cognitive behaviour therapy: The treatment of challenging and complex cases (2nd ed.). Hove: Routledge.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
