Last Places For The Master In Integrative Psychotherapy At The Mensalus Institute
We finished the university training stage and… then what? In the case of Psychology graduates in Spanish territory, the answer to this question is usually not very encouraging, since the job landscape is very competitive.
However, there is a small detail that can make us gain a lot of ground when it comes to our job expectations: opting for a post-university training program that offers the possibility of practicing with real patients and in real therapeutic contexts.
Precisely, in a short time it will begin a university master’s degree that facilitates this transition from academic to professional: the Master in Integrative Psychotherapy from the Mensalus Institute of Barcelona.
It is clear that learning the theory that exists in the field of psychology is a challenge, but it is also true that this is the easiest part.
The truth is that one of the main problems in the training path encountered by those who aspire to dedicate themselves to psychotherapy in Spain is how complicated it is to find a way to do complete practices in which to be able to work on therapeutic skills in first person.
The true differentiating factor, and what provides the most added value to the different post-university training options, is whether it is possible to work on real psychological interventions supervised by expert teaching staff.
Fortunately, there are centers that offer to go beyond pure observation, and beyond simulations and living first-hand, by designing training programs in which you work with real patients in the facilities of a psychology center. . This is the case of the Mensalus Institute of Barcelona and its Master’s Degree in Integrative Psychotherapy an ideal learning context that takes place in one of the main psychological and psychiatric care centers in the Catalan capital.
What are the characteristics of the master’s degree?
The Master’s Degree in Integrative Psychotherapy, whose next edition begins on September 25, 2018 and offers its last places, It takes place over one academic year and is 60 ECT credits
In addition to starting from an integrative positioning that takes the strengths of various paradigms of psychology, it is designed to generate situations in which both practical skills and the internalization of the theoretical learning necessary to provide a foundation for professional practice in the therapy sessions.
Your strong points
The work of psychologists oriented to the health field and psychoeducation is eminently theoretical, and that is why in the Master’s Degree in Integrative Psychotherapy all the theoretical contents are included. linked to the practical aspects of day-to-day patient care
This process by which students are immersed in real psychotherapy contexts takes place from the beginning of classes, through two different formulas that complement each other.
On the one hand, students have access to viewing real therapy cases in real time, with the consent of real patients.
On the other hand, students They learn by practicing with real patient cases who go directly to the Mensalus Institute, always under the supervision of the psychotherapist tutors who are part of the master’s organization.
Your recognitions
This training program, which is in its eighth edition, It has various recognitions for its quality and applied character useful for perfecting professional skills.
It is endorsed and recommended by the Spanish Society for the Integration of Psychotherapy; It has also been granted the title of Activity recognized by the General Council of Psychology in Spain and is considered “of interest to the profession” by the Official College of Psychology of Catalonia.
