Psychological Intervention in the Elderly

This Postgraduate Certificate will broaden your horizons as a health psychologist and will allow you to grow personally and professionally”

Psychologists play a fundamental role in healthcare when it comes to improving people’s physical, mental and social wellbeing. Today they are an essential component in resolving different psychological disorders.

This University Course provides extensive knowledge in advanced models and techniques in assessment, diagnosis and psychological intervention in this field of health. For this, you will have a teaching faculty that stands out for its extensive professional experience in the different areas in which psychology has developed and in different sectors of the population.

Throughout this program, the student will go through all the current approaches in the work carried out by health psychologists.  The correct approach to psychological assessments and interviews; the implementation of psychological techniques for stress prevention or the assimilation of the different phases of the research process in Psychology. There will be some of the many topics of work and study that students will be able to integrate into their training with this comprehensive program. 

We will not only take you through the theoretical knowledge we offer, but we will introduce you to another way of studying and learning, one which is simpler, more organic and more efficient. We will work to keep you motivated and to develop your passion for learning, helping you to analyze and to develop critical thinking skills. 

A high-level step that will become a process of improvement, not only on a professional level, but also on a personal level.

A training program created for professionals who aspire for excellence, and that will enable you to acquire new skills and strategies easily and effectively”

This Postgraduate Certificate in Psychological Intervention in the Elderly has the most complete and up-to-date academic program on the market. The most important features of the program include: 

• Developing 100 practical cases presented by experts in General Health 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 carrying out research
• News and innovations on research in the different fields of psychology
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning.
• Algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the situations that are presented to the student.
• Special emphasis on research methodologies
• 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

Access deep insights in General Health Psychology and its multiple implications, in a comprehensive Postgraduate Certificate designed to propel you to another professional level” 

It includes a very broad teaching staff of professionals belonging to the field of psychology, who pour into this program the experience of their work, in addition to recognized specialists of reference societies and prestigious universities

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 designed to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, where the student must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the course. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced research experts.

Increase your confidence as a healthcare psychiatrist by updating your knowledge through this University Course"

This University Course marks the difference between a professional with a lot of knowledge, and a professional who knows how to apply it in their daily practice"

The structure of the contents has been designed by a team of professionals in Psychological Intervention in the Elderly , aware of the importance of up-to-date of the program to be able to delve deeper into this field of knowledge and produce publications of academic quality.

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

Module 1.Psychological Intervention in the Elderly

1.1.      Psychogerontology 

1.1.1.     Introduction to Psychogerontology
1.1.2.     Aging Population
1.1.3.     Psychosocial Models of Aging
1.1.4.     Therapeutic Skills for Assessment and Intervention with the Elderly 

1.2.     Transitions and Life Changes in Midlife and Aging 

1.2.1.     Transitions and Life Changes: Features
1.2.2.     Transitions and Life Changes: Intervention Techniques

1.3.     Intervention in Depressive Disorders in the Elderly 

1.3.1.     Depressive Disorders in the Elderly: Etiology, Cours, and Prevalence
1.3.2.     Depressive Disorders in the Elderly: Empirical Evidence
1.3.3.     Depressive Disorders in the Elderly: Psychological Intervention Techniques

1.4.     Intervention in Anxiety Disorders in the Elderly 

1.4.1.     Anxiety Disorders in the Elderly: Etiology, Course and Prevalence
1.4.2.     Anxiety Disorders in the Elderly: Empirical Evidence
1.4.3.     Anxiety Disorders in the Elderly: Psychological Intervention Techniques

1.5.      Intervention in Sleep Problems in the Elderly

1.5.1.     Sleep Problems in the Elderly: Etiology, Course and Prevalence
1.5.2.     Sleep Problems in the Elderly: Empirical Evidence
1.5.3.     Sleep Problems in the Elderly: Psychological Intervention Techniques

1.6.     Intervention in Neurocognitive Disorders in the Elderly 

1.6.1.     Neurocognitive Disorders: Etiology, Course and Prevalence
1.6.2.     Neurocognitive Disorders: Empirical Evidence
1.6.3.     Neurocognitive Disorders: Psychological Intervention Techniques

1.7.      Intervention in Chronic Pain in the Elderly

1.7.1.     Chronic Pain in the Elderly: Etiology, Course and Prevalence
1.7.2.     Chronic Pain in the Elderly: Empirical Evidence
1.7.3.     Chronic Pain in the Elderly: Psychological Intervention Techniques

1.8.      Intervention in Family Care for the Elderly 

1.8.1.     Elderly Care: Physical Psychological and Social Consequences
1.8.2.     Elderly Care: Psychological Intervention Techniques 

1.9.     Intervention in Nursing Homes

1.9.1.     Nursing Homes for the Elderly: Features and Problems
1.9.2.     Nursing Homes for the Elderly: Psychological Intervention Techniques

1.10.     Promoting Successful Aging

1.10.1.     Successful Aging: Definition and Models
1.10.2.     Successful Aging: Psychological Intervention Techniques 

Our curriculum has been designed with teaching effectiveness in mind: So that you learn faster, more efficiently, and on a more permanent basis"