Drugs or alcohol are not the only substances susceptible to addiction. Discover with this postgraduate certificate how other psychostimulant substances can also become harmful to health” 

This postgraduate certificate offers the latest advances in the field of psychological and medical treatment of psychostimulant addictions, so that professionals can intervene competently in this type of problem.

The program covers the addictions that can occur to medications for depression, anxiety or mental disorders. In this way, the postgraduate certificate will help the physician to situate and orient themselves in the intervention of this problem in a realistic and committed way, using as an approach the Cognitive-Behavioral thinking from psychology.

In addition, the physician will have at his disposal the option to access a unique and additional Masterclass, led by a distinguished professor internationally renowned, specialized in Behavioral Neuroscience. This expert will provide the graduate
with the necessary skills and knowledge to apply the latest scientific advances in their daily clinical practice, all with TECH's quality guarantee.

As it is an online program, the student is not conditioned by fixed schedules or the need to move to another physical location, but can access the contents at any time of the day, balancing their professional or personal life with their academic life. This, in addition to facilitating their education, allows them to continue updating their knowledge without giving up the rest of their daily activities.

Discover the advantages TECH has to offer! Benefit from a complementary Masterclass, with the collaboration of an internationally recognized specialist in Behavioral Neuroscience"

This postgraduate certificate in Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention in Psychostimulant Addiction contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Development of clinical cases presented by medical experts. The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• New developments in diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to the most appropriate performance in cognitive-behavioral intervention in psychostimulant addiction
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• Special emphasis on test-based medicine and research methodologies
• 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

Thanks to this postgraduate certificate you will be able to understand the most important characteristics of addiction to substances such as cocaine, amphetamines and synthetic drugs” 

It includes, in its teaching staff, health professionals belonging to the field of medicine, who bring to this program their work experience, as well as recognized specialists from leading scientific societies.

Thanks to its multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology, they will allow the professional a situated and contextual learning, that is to say, a simulated environment that will provide an immersive learning programmed to prepare in real situations.

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

You will be accompanied on your specialization path by professionals and doctors of reference in the sector"

Enhance your professional skills by studying an up-to-date program based on the latest scientific evidence in the field"

This program was created with the purpose of offering the physician an innovative and highly effective approach to patients patients with addiction to psychostimulant substances. Thanks to this, and to the most effective teaching methodology in the online educational market, the professional will be able to position themselves as a prestigious expert in this field, holding great positions and being able to achieve their work and salary objectives.

Let TECH accompany you on the path of your education and you will notice how your professional growth is more solid"

General Objectives

• Analyze the current state of the world of addictions and drugs
• Discover the neurological principles of different addictions
• Define the basic concepts commonly used by the scientific community in the area of addictions and formulate the different aspects to be taken into account by the physician in the assessment and intervention in these cases
• Reflect and practice different situations of intervention in cases of addictions
• Describe in detail the basic protocol followed by the cognitive-behavioral approach in the treatment of addictions, its techniques, as well as therapeutic procedures from other approaches that may be complementary to the approach above

Specific Objectives

• Understand the effects of substances on the brain and the interrelation of the main neurological centers involved in addictions
• Highlight the techniques and tools of psychological assessment that the student will use in their daily practice, as well as the areas of assessment, in order to carry out a correct differential diagnosis as as well as to the detection of dual pathology
• Define the role of the psychologist in the assessment and intervention of addictions
• Identify the necessary criteria to carry out a preventative intervention as , well as the most appropriate type of intervention in each case
• Describe the techniques and procedures proposed by the cognitive-behavioral orientation for the treatment of addictions, as well as the most appropriate for each type of addiction
• Define the concepts of use, abuse, dependence, tolerance, craving and polyconsumption in a concise way
• Classify the different substances and addictions, and identify the signs and effects of addiction
• Plan and carry out interventions in addiction cases where you can apply what you have learnt

Knowing how to approach the treatment of drugs such as cocaine or amphetamines will help you achieve your career goals"