Cursos / 2º Ciclo / Institute of Psychology and Educational Sciences :: Clinical Psychology

MÉTODOS E TÉCNICAS DE INTERVENÇÃO CLÍNICA EM CRIANÇAS E ADOLESCENTES - 2021/2022

1º curricular year
Semestralidade: 2nd semester
ECTS: 7

Teachers

Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Mariana Sousa
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Mariana Sousa

Class type and School hours

Prática Laboratorial : 2 Horas
Teórico-prática : 2 Horas

Teaching Language

Portuguese

Main Aims/Objectives

To frame psychological intervention as a result of the integration of information gathered in the psychological assessment and the cases´ clinical conceptualisation;
To know the main techniques and methods of clinical intervention with children and adolescents;
To select approaches and strategies according to the child?s/adolescent?s symptoms, psychopathology or developmental characteristics.

Specific Aims/Objectives

To design an intervention plan based on the integration of the information gathered in the psychological assessment process or in the cases? clinical conceptualisation;
To select approaches and strategies based on the child´s/adolescent´s symptoms/ psychopathology and developmental characteristics;
To critically analyse the approaches and strategies used to deal with the specific needs identified in each case;
To monitor the effectiveness of the intervention.

Skills to be acquired

It is expected that the students acquire competencies allowing them to:
- define an appropriate intervention plan;
- select approaches and strategies according to the child?s/adolescent?s symptoms/ psychopathology and developmental characteristics;
- critical analyse the approaches and strategies used, considering the specific needs identified in each case;
- assess the intervention effectiveness.

Teaching Procedures

Participated exposition of the contents;
Analysis and discussion of clinical cases;
Role-playing to model the use of strategies and techniques explored in the classes.

Programme

1. Clinical intervention as a construction resulting from the integration of information gathered in the psychological assessment and the cases´ clinical formulation;
2. Evidence based strategies and techniques used in the intervention in:
2.1. Depressive Disorders,
2.2. Anxiety Disorders,
2.3. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,
2.4. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder,
2.5. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder,
2.6. Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Behavior Disorder,
2.7. Elimination Disorders;
3. Specific skills associated with clinical intervention with children and adolescents:
3.1. Design of intervention plans based on child/adolescent symptoms/ psychopathology and developmental characteristics.

Evaluation Type

According to the RGACC, the assessment of the curricular unit is constituted of two modes: continuous and final.
Continuous assessment, compulsory for the approval in the curricular unit, requires:
- attendance of 70% of classes;
- a clinical report, based on a clinical case.
The final assessment consists of a final exam on the contents explored along the semester.
Weighting: Continuous assessment - 60% of the final grade; Final assessment - 40 %.

Teaching Resources

Computer, projector, books and papers, materials associated with the instruments of psychological assessment explored in the classes

Sustainability Objectives

Keywords

clinical intervention with children and adolescents, strategies and techniques

Main Bibliography

Complementary Bibliography