Psychodiagnosis and Psychological Assessment

The aim of this Postgraduate Certificate is to achieve specialist knowledge in this area. The course is unique in its design, allowing the psychologist to successfully master the process of the psychological interview”

Psychological expertise requires a certain neutrality and a separation from the patient that is very different from the bond formed in the clinical examination. This Postgraduate Certificate is unique and essential for psychologists since it teaches them how to maintain an appropriate link in each moment and in each specialty.

The most important is not so much knowing what you have to do, but being able to do it. This Postgraduate Certificate trains the psychologist to achieve the objective of being a specialist in both clinical and forensic expert evaluation.

Update your knowledge through the Postgraduate Certificate in Psychodiagnosis and Psychological Assessment, in a practical way and adapted to your needs”

This Postgraduate Certificate in Psychodiagnosis and Psychological Assessment has the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the Postgraduate Certificate are:

• Clinical cases presented by experts in psychology
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• New diagnostic and therapeutic developments in the area of Psychodiagnosis and Psychological Assessment
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• With special emphasis on evidence-based psychology and research methodologies in psychology
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This Postgraduate Certificate may be the best investment you can make when choosing a refresher program for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge in Psychodiagnosis and Psychological Assessment you will obtain a Postgraduate Certificate from TECH Technological University"

Forming part of the teaching staff is a group of professionals in the world of psychology who bring to this course their work experience, as well as a group of renowned specialists, recognised by esteemed scientific communities.

The multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive training program to train in real situations.

Problem-Based Learning underpins this program design, and the doctor must use it to try and solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the Postgraduate Certificate. For this reason, you will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in the field of psychology with extensive teaching experience.

The course includes real clinical cases and exercises to bring the development of the course closer to the psychologist's clinical practice"

The structure of the contents has been designed by a team of professionals who recognise the implications of methodology in psychology, aware of the relevance of current training to treat the patient with psychological disorders or needs with quality teaching using new educational technologies.

This Postgraduate Certificate in Psychodiagnosis and Psychological Assessment has the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market”

Module 1. Psychodiagnostics and Psychological Evaluation

1.1. Substantive Considerations

1.1.1. Psychodiagnostics
1.1.2. Scientific Method
1.1.3. Experimental Method
1.1.4. Correlational Method
1.1.5. Longitudinal Method
1.1.6. Models
1.1.7. Manifest Behavior Observation

1.2. Diagnosis as a Mobilizer of the Expert-Subject Connection
1.3. Reason for Diagnosis

1.3.1. Phases
1.3.2. The Interview as a First Encounter and Framing
1.3.3. Purposes of the Interview
1.3.4. Factors Affecting the Process

1.4. Rights and Duties of the Evaluator/Appraiser

1.4.1. Psychologist's Ethics Code

1.5. Anxieties, Hopes and Needs of the Evaluator/Appraiser Producing Harm and Making a Mistake

1.5.1. Anxieties and Fears

1.6. Needs and Anxieties of the Evaluated Person

1.6.1. Expectations
1.6.2. Anxieties

1.7. Psychodiagnostics Objectives

1.7.1. Differences and Interactions
1.7.2. Procedure Structure
1.7.3. Diagnostic Process Framework
1.7.4. Main Objectives
1.7.5. Secondary Objectives
1.7.6. Achieve a Singular Bond
1.7.7. Encourage the Subject's Resources
1.7.8. Gather Valid Information for the Process

1.8. Psychodiagnostics Scenarios

1.8.1. Subject's Mental Functions
1.8.2. Biological Imbalances
1.8.3. Interaction of the Subject in Their Microcontext, Mesocontext and Macrocontext

1.9. Analysis of Suffering Through its Symptoms

1.9.1. Suffering and the Mind

1.10. Psychodiagnostics in a Legal Setting

1.10.1. Expert Evidence
1.10.2. Fields of Action of the Legal Psychologis

A unique, key, and decisive experience to boost your professional development”