Specialization in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
The Specialization in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy trains you to carry out successful psychotherapeutic treatments with children, adolescents, and their families. You will develop skills in diagnosing, evaluating, and intervening, applying evidence-based practices with a focus on cognitive-behavioral and contextual therapies, working with families and schools.
Mode:
Virtual
Duration:
1.5 years
Subjects:
8
Program details
This specialization responds to the growing need for professionals in the clinical field, offering solid theoretical and practical training. It integrates classic authors' contributions with the latest research, approaching the philosophy of science, the psychopathological model, and the empirical basis of Cognitive-Behavioral and Contextual Psychotherapy. The program focuses on the study, diagnosis, and treatment of pathologies in childhood and adolescence.
Career Opportunities
Upon completing the specialization, graduates will have acquired the knowledge and skills necessary to work with multiple systems, including children, families, schools, and other health professionals. They will be equipped to conduct psychotherapeutic treatments with children and adolescents, applying evidence-based practices tailored to this population. Graduates will also develop skills in interviewing, evaluating, diagnosing, and intervening. Additionally, they will master the fundamentals of cognitive-behavioral therapy to address mental disorders in children and adolescents, and gain expertise in the application of contextual behavioral therapies in this demographic.
Curriculum
First Semester
Theory and Clinical Practice of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and Psychopathology I
Case Analysis I
Methodological Workshop
Second Semester
Theory and Clinical Practice of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and Psychopathology II
Case Analysis II
Supervised Clinical Practice I
Third Semester
Supervised Clinical Practice II
Final Thesis Workshop