Thanks to this revolutionary Hybrid Master's Degree, you will develop advanced skills to perform comprehensive geriatric assessments and design personalized and successful intervention plans"

A recent study by the World Health Organization predicts that the number of people over the age of 60 will triple over the next few years, reaching 2.1 million globally. This significant demographic change has relevant implications for the mental health of the geriatric population, since the entity expects an increase in the prevalence of mental pathologies ranging from Sleep Disorders to Dementia. Faced with this scenario, it is crucial that professionals are optimally equipped to address these emerging needs and provide effective support to elderly patients.

To help them with this task, TECH is launching a pioneering and innovative Hybrid Master's Degree in Psychogeriatrics. Its main objective is for specialists to keep abreast of the latest advances in therapeutic and pharmacological interventions, as well as to increase their clinical skills to address patients' needs from a holistic approach. To this end, the curriculum will delve into sophisticated methods such as Problem-Centered Brief Therapy or Constructivist Therapy. Likewise, the syllabus will provide graduates with a variety of strategies to generate an appropriate climate of trust, where patients can express themselves comfortably. Along these lines, the program will analyze various influence procedures to help individuals overcome resistance and facilitate change in behavioral patterns.

After passing the online theoretical stage, the program includes a practical internship in a reference clinical center. In this way, graduates will be able to enter a real work scenario with state-of-the-art resources, where they will be part of a multidisciplinary work team to develop interventions that meet the psychological needs of elderly patients.

In addition, these professionals will help students to implement the most modern techniques based on scientific evidence in order to achieve effective results. Undoubtedly, an immersive university program that will allow graduates to optimize their daily practice and experience a significant leap in quality in their professional careers.

Reach your full potential in the field of Psychogeriatrics with the most complete pedagogical and practical materials on the educational market. Enroll now!”

This Hybrid Master's Degree in Psychogeriatrics contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Development of more than 100 Internship cases presented by professionals in Clinical Psychology in Psychogeriatrics
• Its graphic, schematic and practical contents provide essential information on those disciplines that are indispensable for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning.
• Its special emphasis on highly innovative and effective intervention methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• All of this will be complemented by theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• Furthermore, you will be able to carry out an internship in one of the best companies

You will carry out a 3-week intensive stay in a reputed clinical center, where you will optimize your work efficiency to become the most outstanding Psychogeriatrician in your environment"

In this Hybrid Master's Degree proposal, of professionalizing character and blended learning modality, the program is aimed at updating professionals of Psychogeriatrics who develop their functions in intensive care units, and who require a high level of qualification. The contents are based on the latest scientific evidence, and oriented in a didactic way to integrate theoretical knowledge into psychological praxis, and the theoretical-practical elements will facilitate the updating of knowledge and allow decision making in patient management.

Thanks to its multimedia content elaborated with the latest educational technology, they will allow the Psychogeriatrics professional a situated and contextual learning, that is to say, a simulated environment that will provide an immersive learning programmed to train in real situations. This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

You will broaden your your knowledge through real cases and the resolution of complex situations in simulated learning environments"

Are you looking for a university program that is compatible with your daily responsibilities? Then this is the right program: TECH adapts to your personal circumstances"

The teaching materials that make up this Hybrid Master's Degree have been developed by a teaching staff composed of references in the field of Psychogeriatrics, bearing in mind the demands of the current labor market and the importance of helping the elderly to overcome their mental disorders in order to optimize their overall well-being. The syllabus will delve into the most sophisticated health assessment methods, as well as the most innovative intervention techniques to treat pathologies such as Depression, Anxiety or Dementia. In this way, graduates will help their patients manage their symptoms and reduce their psychological discomfort.

An experienced teaching team will provide you with the most advanced Influencing Techniques to overcome resistance and facilitate behavioral change in older individuals"

Module 1. Old Age from an Anthropological Perspective

1.1. From Cicero to Marañón
1.2. Aging as a Complex Infinite Process
1.3. “Aging is the Only Way to Live a Long Time” Auber
1.4. Cultural Anthropology and Respect as a Word that Describes the Elderly
1.5. History of the Concept of Old Age
1.6. Study of Old Age from the Perspective of Psychogeriatrics and Psychogerontology

Module 2. Assessment of Health and Disease in Old Age

2.1. Physical and Mental Health Aging
2.2. Physical Evaluation

2.2.1. Medical History
2.2.2. General Physical Examination
2.2.3. Analysis
2.2.4. Neurological Examination
2.2.5. Other Explorations

2.3. Psychic Assessment

2.3.1. Medical History
2.3.2. Life History
2.3.3. Cognitive Assessment
2.3.4. Assessment of Memory and Attention
2.3.5. Behavioral Assessment
2.3.6. Evaluation of the Most Common Psychological Disorders in Old Age

2.4. Social Assessment

2.4.1. Social Network Shared
2.4.2. Belonging to a Group
2.4.3. How Many Friends Do They Have at This Moment?
2.4.4. How Many Friends Did They Previously Have?
2.4.5. Economic Capacity
2.4.6. Recent and Previous Relationships
2.4.7. Social Implication

2.5. Physical Aging
2.6. Physical Activity

2.6.1. Autonomy of Movement
2.6.2. Capacity to Travel or Move Around
2.6.3. Motor Coordination
2.6.4. Level of Tiredness and Fatigue
2.6.5. Daily Life Activities

2.7. Mental Activity

2.7.1. Ability to Read
2.7.2. Ability to Have a Discussion
2.7.3. Flexibility/Rigidity in Reasoning
2.7.4. Creativity in Old Age

2.8. Problem Solving Activities

2.8.1. Ability to Maintain a Conversation
2.8.2. Pull out of the Monologue
2.8.3. Empathize
2.8.4. Conflict Resolution
2.8.5. Allow Win-Win Relationships

Module 3. Aging from the Perspective of Personality Traits

3.1. Personality Studies and Theories on the Process of Aging
3.2. Social Dynamics and Role of Elderly Person
3.3. Experiences and Current Research in Psychogeriatrics
3.4. Negative Changes in Personality

3.4.1. Egocentrism
3.4.2. Dependency
3.4.3. Dogmatism
3.4.4. Stiffness
3.4.5. Intolerance
3.4.6. Disobedience
3.4.7. Pessimism
3.4.8. Impatience
3.4.9. Disrespectful
3.4.10. Insecurity
3.4.11. Gnarly
3.4.12. Associable

3.5. Positive Changes in Personality

3.5.1. Sincerity
3.5.2. Calmness
3.5.3. Nonchalance
3.5.4. Discretion
3.5.5. Frankness
3.5.6. Generosity
3.5.7. Tenderness
3.5.8. Honesty
3.5.9. A leader must be able to be self-critical, while also recognising the professionalism of others
3.5.10. Kindness
3.5.11. Security/Safety
3.5.12. Understanding

3.6. How Do Personality Disorders Affect the Elderly?
3.7. Research in Personality Disorders in Old Age

3.7.1. Schizoid Personality Disorder
3.7.2. Dependency-Based Personality Disorder
3.7.3. Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
3.7.4. Narcissistic Personality Disorder
3.7.5. Paranoid Personality Disorder

3.8. The Aging Process Improves or Worsens Personality Disorders
3.9. Situation for the Study and Evaluation of Personality Disorders in Old Age

Module 4. Health in Old Age

4.1. Review of the Dimensions of Health
4.2. Mental and Emotional Health

4.2.1. Conserving Time and Space Relationship
4.2.2. Maintaining Short-Term Memory

4.3. Habits and Cognitive Style
4.4. Emotional Schemes
4.5. Basic Needs Met
4.6. Resilience
4.7. Preservation of the Biography
4.8. Mental Flexibility and Sense of Humor
4.9. Physical Health

4.9.1. Addiction
4.9.2. Chronic Diseases
4.9.3. History of the Disease

4.10. Past Assisted Care
4.11. Stress Level
4.12. Social Health

Module 5. The Individual and the Family

5.1. What is Family?

5.1.1. Family Life Cycle
5.1.2. Family Sociability
5.1.3. New Intergenerational Conflicts
5.1.4. Nuclear Family
5.1.5. Modern Family
5.1.6. Social Organization of Sexual Relationships

5.2. Regulatory Processes of Family Life

5.2.1. Family Temperament
5.2.2. Family Identity

5.3. The Family Development and Growth Process

5.3.1. Sandwich Generation
5.3.2. Tupac Amaru Syndrome
5.3.3. Family Aging

5.4. Functional Family in Old Age

5.4.1. Support of Demands and Needs
5.4.2. Parentage
5.4.3. Subsidiary Responsibility

5.5. Stability of Change and Placement of Authority
5.6. Aging Within the Family

5.6.1. The Family and the Importance of Contributing and Being Productive
5.6.2. Psychosocial Aspects of the Family
5.6.3. Structure
5.6.4. Mechanisms of Action
5.6.5. Family as a Health and Social Network in Old Age
5.6.6. Current Role of Old Age in 21st Century Families

5.7. The 70s Crisis

5.7.1. Retirement
5.7.2. Dependency
5.7.3. Depression

5.8. The Family of Today and of the Future
5.9. Quality of Life, Family and Modifications that Occur in Old Age

5.9.1. Society and Aging
5.9.2. How Does Our Body Transform with Old Age?
5.9.3. Psychology and Old Age Metapsychology

5.10. Aging with Satisfaction
5.11. Fulfilling Basic Needs in Old Age

Module 6. Physiological and Neuropsychological Changes in the Elderly

6.1. Changes to the Central Nervous System

6.1.1. Neuropsychological and Psychopathological Alterations in Old Age
6.1.2. Characteristics in the Elderly that Affect Drug Intervention

6.2. Psychopathology and Neuropathology in Consciousness and Perception Disorders in the Elderly

6.2.1. Biopsychosocial Factors in Life Fatigue
6.2.2. Stress in the Daily Life of an Elderly Person
6.2.3. Attention, Learning and Memory
6.2.4. Helplessness
6.2.5. Insulation
6.2.6. Loneliness
6.2.7. Boredom
6.2.8. Neglect
6.2.9. Suicide in Elderly People

6.3. Affective Disorders in Elderly People
6.4. Sleep Disorders in Elderly People

Module 7. Psychotherapies and Intervention in the Elderly from a Clinical Psychology Perspective

7.1. Common and Differential Elements in Psychotherapy of Elderly People
7.2. Different Types of Conflicts and Models that Explain Health and Illness Behaviors
7.3. Competent Scenarios and Motivational Interviewing
7.4. Behavior Modification and Time-Limited Psychology in Old Age
7.5. Functional Analysis
7.6. Systemic Therapy
7.7. MRI: Brief Problem-Focused Therapy
7.8. SFBT: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
7.9. Family Sculpting
7.10. Narrating Metaphoric Stories
7.11. Prescriptions: Healing Processes
7.12. Original Prescriptions
7.13. Strategic Therapy and Constructivism

7.13.1. Bonding and Framing of the Elderly Patient in Psychotherapy

Module 8. Pharmacological Intervention in the Elderly

8.1. Geriatric Psychopharmacology (Dr. Luis F. Agüera Ortiz)
8.2. Fragility and Vulnerability of the Elderly
8.3. Polypharmacy in the Elderly
8.4. Pharmacokinetic Changes

8.4.1. Lowering of Body Water Levels
8.4.2. Reduced Protein Binding
8.4.3. More Time Taken to Reach Peak Plasma Levels
8.4.4. Greater Variability in Achieving Stable Plasma Levels
8.4.5. Reduced Hepatic Metabolism
8.4.6. Reduced Renal Clearance
8.4.7. Risk of Interactions
8.4.8. New Pharmacodynamics

8.5. Pharmacological Treatment for Anxiety of Elderly People

8.5.1. Benzodiazepines
8.5.2. ISRS
8.5.3. Atypical Antidepressants

8.6. Pharmacological Treatment for Depression in Elderly People

8.6.1. ISRS
8.6.2. Non-Tricyclic Antidepressants
8.6.3. Dual Antidepressants

8.7. Pharmacological Treatment for Bipolar Disorder in Elderly People

8.7.1. Lithium
8.7.2. Antiseizure Medications

8.8. Antiseizure Medications
8.9. Medications for Agitation in the Elderly
8.10. Pharmacology of Confusion
8.11. Drugs for Dementia
8.12. Medication Against Deficiencies
8.13. Pharmacological Intervention in Somatization

Module 9. The Concept of Stress, Associated Human Response and the Aftermath of the Critical Situation

9.1. What is Stress?
9.2. Biology of the Stress Response
9.3. Biochemistry of Stress
9.4. Basic Emotions
9.5. The Biology of Stress in a Critical Situation
9.6. Development of the Stress Response
9.7. Psychological Defence Mechanisms Associated with the Critical Situation
9.8. Self-Management and Handling of One's Own Emotions
9.9. Being proactive
9.10. Create an Environment of Trust

9.10.1. The Importance of Trust
9.10.2. The Four Pillars of Trust

9.11. Empathic Listening
9.12. Applied Communication Skills

9.12.1. The Communication Process
9.12.2. Guidelines for Effective Communication
9.12.3. Common Errors in Transmitting Information
9.12.4. Common Errors in Receiving Information

9.13. Representational Systems
9.14. Handling Difficult Discussions and Conversations

9.14.1. Introduction
9.14.2. The “Who's Right?” Conversation
9.14.3. Conversations about Emotions
9.14.4. Conversations about Identity

9.15. Effective Use of Questions
9.16. Paraphrasing
9.17. Influence Techniques to Overcome Resistance

9.17.1. Managing Motivation
9.17.2. Strategies to Support Change

9.18. Achieving a Small "Yes"
9.19. Speaking about the Present and the Future
9.20. Expressing Ourselves with "I" Messages
9.21. Accompanying and Leading
9.22. Set the Person to Do Something

With this degree you will have a wide range of effective psychosocial interventions, such as Solution Focused Brief Therapy, that will contribute to optimizing the well-being of your patients”