Specialization in Clinical Psychology
The Specialization in Clinical Psychology is aimed at psychologists and medical professionals who wish to update their knowledge on the latest scientific advances in psychotherapy. With a transteoretical and transdisciplinary approach, this program prepares you to provide care in Mental Health, consultancy, and legal advice, while also enabling you to work in social security systems and prepaid health services, both in-person and online.
Mode:
Virtual
Duration:
1.5 years
Subjects:
14
Program details
This is a postgraduate program for Mental Health professionals, specifically psychologists and doctors who want to deepen and update their knowledge with the latest scientific advances in psychotherapy. The course promotes a transteoretical, transdiagnostic, and transdisciplinary stance in an integrative and comprehensive way, addressing human suffering and improving quality of life.
Career Opportunities
Graduates will be qualified to provide assistance in mental health, consultancy, and legal advisory roles. With the proper documentation (licensing, registration with the Superintendency of Health Services, CUIT, malpractice insurance, and an approved office), they can offer services in social security systems and prepaid medical care throughout the country. Professionals with postgraduate studies, specializations, master’s, and doctoral degrees are highly sought after.
Following the enactment of the new Mental Health Law 26657, psychologists, like doctors, are eligible to hold leadership positions in mental health services within healthcare institutions. Psychotherapy is not only practiced in-person but also online, which allows professionals to offer services remotely, adhering to the relevant regulations in each country.
Curriculum
First Semester
Scientific Psychology and Clinical Psychology
Diagnosis, Nomenclature, and Classification in Psychopathology
Psychotherapeutic Designs for Non-Severe Patients
Clinical Psychopharmacology for Psychologists
Psychotherapeutic Designs for Severe Patients
Evaluation Instruments: Standardized and Non-Standardized Measures
Clinical Depression and Anxiety
Introduction to Psychological Trauma and Dissociation
Second Semester
9. Validated Psychotherapeutic Innovations and Transdiagnostic Models
10. Evidence-Based Treatments in Childhood and Adolescent Pathologies
11. Methodology for Writing Scientific Articles in Clinical Psychology
12. Integration Seminar: Final Integrative Work
Third Semester
13. Supervised Clinical Practice