Through this program, you will master the leading mechanisms to assess and intervene psychologically in cases of patients with ADHD or visual and hearing impairment”

Learning disabilities usually lead to a decrease in the ability to understand, process and retain information in young people who experience them. This fact can have a negative impact on both their academic performance and their ability to cope in their daily lives, impacting  the mental health of children and adolescents. Therefore, psychologists are obliged to handle recent techniques that allow them to assess and treat with solvency these disorders, in order to contribute to improve the quality of life of these patients.

This is why TECH has chosen to design this program, which will enable the professional to obtain the most up-to-date competences in the field of Psychological Intervention in Learning Disabilities, in an exclusively practical way. During 3 weeks, you will enjoy the possibility of accessing a highly prestigious clinical environment. With the help of the best specialists in this area of Psychology, you will master the performance of advanced tests to diagnose LD or therapeutic strategies to address Dyslexia or motor disability. Likewise, you will delve into the management of disorders related to attention and memory disorders.

Throughout this practical experience, the student will be accompanied and guided at all times by a specially assigned tutor. Thanks to the role of the experts, the high quality of the learning process will be guaranteed, since they will be responsible both for ensuring the correct teaching and for resolving any doubts you may have.

Make the most of this opportunity to surround yourself with expert professionals and learn from their work methodology"

The objective of this Internship program is to provide a complete update to the professional in the field of Psychological Intervention in Learning Disabilities. Therefore, students will have the opportunity to delve into the manifestations of these disorders, handle the most advanced techniques for their assessment and master the latest techniques for their intervention. All this, in only 120 hours and in an exclusively practical way.

Make the most of this opportunity to surround yourself with expert professionals and learn from their work methodologyThis is the best opportunity to get up to date on Psychological Intervention in Learning Disabilities”

General Objectives

• Make reliable diagnoses and provide appropriate interventions in each psycho-educational setting
• Apply specific intervention techniques and programs for Learning Disabilities
• Carry out psycho-pedagogical reports and intervention proposals for learning disabilities

Specific Objectives

• Delve into the concepts of learning disabilities and developmental disorders 
• Examine the main characteristics and associated disorders of dyslexia, dysgraphia and dysorthography
• Provide support to guidance teams in education centers, as well as specialized EOEPS 
• Analyze the different learning theories, with the main authors and studies on the subject
• Study cognitive learning models, as well as constructivist teaching models
• Discern the specificities of diversity care and the psycho-educational challenges it raises
• Study the concept of memory, as well as its implication in Learning Disabilities
• Delve into the cognitive and neurofunctional models of numerical processing 
• Study, in-depth, the main neuropsychological and psycholinguistic models in reading and writing
• Study Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, ADHD, Severe Behavioral Disorder and more possible Learning Disabilities 
• Analyze the characteristics of high abilities and why it is considered a Learning Disability 
• Assess the role of socio-educationally disadvantaged children 
• Outline the evaluation protocols to be followed by formal education centers at different educational levels 
• Examine different standardized assessment tests in reading and writing 
• Analyze assessment protocols in non-formal education, higher education or teaching skills 
• Study the characteristics of speech disorders such as aphasia, dyslalia, dysglossia or dysphonia 
• Diagnose intellectual disability, in conjunction with psycho-educational assessment and classroom intervention 
• Classify psycho-educational intervention guidelines in classrooms with visually and hearing-impaired children 
• Assess Learning Disabilities with respect to visual impairments, motor impairments and intellectual disabilities 
• Understand the areas of psycho-pedagogy in reading, writing and mathematics 
• Distinguish between Learning Disabilities and Specific Learning Disabilities 
• Introduce the creation and writing of pedagogical reports with criteria for intervention proposal selection 
• Assess psycho-educational programs in terms of Learning Disabilities 
• Study individualized educational programs from a theoretical perspective 
• Conceptualize Learning Disabilities intervention, with different levels
• Develop reading and writing intervention programs 
• Analyze Learning Disabilities in adults and post-compulsory education 
• Study the ethical and deontological aspects in the issuance of multidisciplinary psycho-pedagogical reports
• Analyze school psychologist's competencies 
• Understand the role of the school psychologist in the educational future 

The teaching materials of this program, elaborated by these specialists, have contents that are completely applicable to your professional experiences"