This postgraduate diploma will broaden your horizons as a psychologist and will allow you to grow personally and professionally"

This postgraduate diploma provides extensive knowledge in advanced models and techniques in Health Psychology. 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, you will learn the current and newest approaches on this topic. You will delve into the different characteristics and fundamental aspects of pharmacology; you will learn the efficacy of medication and its application, as well as how to correctly assess and intervene in the different types of addictions. 

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 think and 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 diploma in Health Psychology has the most complete and up-to-date academic program on the market. The most important features of the program include: 

• The development of 100 case studies presented by experts in Health Psychology
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents provide students with scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for Psychologist
• New developments and innovations in the different areas of psychology
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the situations that are presented to the student
• Special emphasis on cutting-edge 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 knowledge of Health Psychology and its multiple implications, in a complete postgraduate diploma created to propel you to another professional level"

It includes a very broad teaching staff made up of experts in psychology, who share their work experience in this training, as well as recognized specialists from leading communities 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 psychology experts. 

Increase your confidence as a by updating your knowledge through this postgraduate diploma"

Increase your confidence as a by updating your knowledge through this postgraduate diploma"

This postgraduate diploma is aimed at psychologists, so that they can acquire the necessary tools to develop in the field, learning about the latest trends and delving into the issues that are at the forefront of this branch of knowledge. Only with the right preparation, you will be able to successfully achieve your objectives. 

If your goal is to improve in your profession, to acquire a qualification that will enable you to compete among the best, then look no further. This training will give your career the boost it needs" 

General Objective

• To instruct professionals qualified to practice Health Psychology, in accordance with current legislation, to provide them with the knowledge to carry out effective evaluations and interventions in aspects of people's behavior and activity that influence the promotion and improvement of their general state of health.

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Scientific and Professional Foundations of General Health Psychology

• Understand the definition and characteristics of Clinical and Health Psychology, its historical background and its relationship with other disciplines
• Study ethical and deontological standards in the practice of both the health profession and research, with emphasis on data protection obligations
• Provide a biopsychosocial perspective on health problems and comment on the theories that explain the relationship between psychological factors and health status
• Detail the different explanatory theories of stress and its impact on health and disease in individuals
• Understand the importance of interprofessional communication in General Health Psychology and to detail how it is carried out and the health care settings in which it is most frequently performed
• Know the main models of psychopathology and the current classification systems and understand their usefulness for Health Psychology
• Describe what evidence-based clinical practice consists of, the benefits it provides, the methodology it uses, the skills needed to develop it, and its limitations and future challenges
• Discover how outcome assessment and evaluation of the therapeutic process is carried out
• Delve into the phases of the research process in psychology and the different research designs that can be used
• Present the main ways of applying new technologies to psychological treatment, as well as their main advantages and disadvantages

Module 2. Skills and Techniques of the General Health Psychologist

• Understand the importance of the therapeutic relationship in the practice of health psychology and the factors that help to establish it
• Explain the different phases of the therapy process and the main obstacles that may be encountered in each one
• Know the skills necessary for practising General Health Psychology, especially communication and listening skills
• Mention the most feared scenarios of the therapy process and the most frequent mistakes made by psychologists and propose concrete strategies for dealing with them
• Possess working knowledge of the different therapeutic orientations in Psychology and acquire an attitude of respect towards the knowledge and techniques coming from each one of them 
• Understand the contribution of psychodynamic, phenomenological-existential and humanistic models to General Health Psychology
• Understand the contribution of cognitive-behavioral, contextual, and systemic models to General Health Psychology and their main techniques
• Identify the benefits of positive psychology in promoting and improving individuals health status

Module 3. Prevention and Health Promotion in Health Psychology

• Apply the concepts related to prevention and health promotion applied to the physical and mental health of individuals  
• Study the levels of prevention and preventive models applied to physical and mental health
• Discover the main psychological techniques of health promotion and prevention of the main physical health problems 
• Know the levels of prevention and the preventive models applied to mental health   
• Specify the main psychological techniques for stress prevention and promotion of healthy lifestyles 
• Teach the main psychological techniques for health promotion and prevention of the main mental health problems and disorders
• Identify the characteristics of prevention and health promotion in crises and emergencies

This postgraduate diploma is aimed at all psychologists who want to achieve a high degree of specialization“