Health Psychologists In Spain Need Quality Training
Currently, recently graduated psychologists and even psychologists who finish the General Sanitary Master need to put into practice the knowledge acquired and in most cases they do not have that option.
Some of the most frequent complaints are: “we get a lot of theory but we lack practice”, “if a patient comes to me who has depression, I don’t know very well how to do the treatment”, “I lack self-confidence to face a patient”. “…
Adequate training is needed in which psychologists can learn in a practical way how to apply what they know. And they also need to have real patients with whom to start doing their first therapy sessions. Only in this way is when they acquire self-confidence and when they become authentic health psychologists, when they put it into practice.
It appears very well in psychology manuals on the treatment of mental disorders. that This is what the psychologist has to do in each therapy case The books show the techniques to apply, but the reality is that the explanations are too theoretical and far from reality to be able to apply that knowledge in real consultations. To give an example, everyone knows that there are perfectionist patients, who continually compare themselves with others.
There is much written on this topic, but the as making the patient stop being one is more difficult to find in books.
The technique is important but the ability to apply it, knowing how to obtain a good bond with the patient and their adherence to the treatment is what guarantees part of the success in the therapy.
There are many psychologists who are knowledgeable about protocols and treatments but when it comes to “translating it into the reality of the session with the patient” they encounter great barriers. Behind every effective technique is the skill of the psychologist to get it started. That is the practical training that the psychologist needs and that we offer at the Psychode Psychology Institute of Madrid.
Unfortunately, skill, spontaneity and flow with the patient are only given to you by hours of real work. That’s when at the Psicode Institute we ask ourselves, why not offer our years of experience as health psychologists as training and streamline the training of the new generations?
Obviously it would be absurd to think that the same psychologist is an expert in all problems, for this reason each training has its subject matter expert
“I don’t have the time or money to do a master’s degree”
Time is money and the possibility of training for two years is great. There are a large number of master’s degrees and expert courses in Psychology.
What happens to those people who for certain reasons cannot attend continuously? And those who cannot bear the high cost of completing a master’s degree? Taking into account this need, at the Psicode Institute we offer you the possibility of taking monographic, short-term courses but very intense.
What methodology does the training at the Psicode Psychology Institute have?
The student learns a method to carry out the information return scheme to give to the patient. When a patient comes to a consultation and tells about his or her problem, it is essential that the psychologist explains what is happening to him or her in order to know how to change it, which is why we teach how to return this information to the patient.
The student obtains the necessary skills to work with the real patient, learning to cognitively restructure the ideas that the patient maintains rigidly and that prevent him from advancing in his change. You will learn to know how to apply specific guidelines and techniques for each disorder
Our training allocates a part of the module to work on emotions. This is another of the problems that our students tell us about. Many of the manuals and training courses are aimed at working on cognitions and behaviors. But what about emotions? How to address them? .
We teach techniques to work and channel the emotions associated with the disorder Our training methodology arose from training proposals to the Official College of Psychologists of Madrid and the needs and shortcomings that the students presented to us in our courses. The students saw the doubts they had with their real patients resolved. And what began as a pilot project became repeated editions and new courses to train professionals.
Subsequently, case supervisions for other psychologists arose, training in hospitals for health professionals, training for undergraduate and General Health Master students from different universities (Nebrija, UNIR, European, etc.) and our internal training for psychologists who want to have quality practical training
If your concern is to be a great health psychologist and learn to put everything you know into practice, do not hesitate to contact us and attend our courses, both at the Madrid headquarters and in Alicante.
