Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Understand the theoretical and methodological fundamentals in psychology and educational sciences to analyse a situation involving these disciplines
• Identify and explain the concepts, principles and models of fundamental theoretical trends in psychology and educational sciences and their applications
• Identify and describe the biological and socio-cultural foundations of human behaviour
• Explain and give examples of human functioning, including in its atypical and pathological dimensions
• Provide clear, accurate, and reasoned information
• Summarise the contributions of different sources to justify an opinion or decision
• Write bibliographic references and results of statistical analysis in a standardised way (according to APA standards)
• Provide information (both orally and in writing) regarding the fields of psychology and educational sciences in an intelligible manner, with a good command of the language communication techniques.
• Collaborate, work in a team
• Interact effectively with other students to carry out collaborative projects.

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of this course, students will be able (a) to understand and develop an in-depth reflexion on scientific models related to child and adolescent clinical psychology from a developmental (i.e., lifespan development/family life cycle), processual (i.e., intra- and interpersonal processes and socio-constructivism), multi-dimensional (i.e., behavioural, motivational, emotional, cognitive aspects) and integrative (e.g., attachment-based and behavioural aspects) and (b) to conduct clinical case studies (e.g., substance use, the influence of child's temperament on parental practices).

Content of UE

- Developmental approach: goodness-of-fit, developmental trajectory of psychological difficulties
  - Developmental challenge of 0 - 3 years old children: sleep management
  - Developmental challenge of 3 - 6 years old children: behavioral management
  - Developmental challenge of 6 - 12 years old children: Stress and anxiety management
  - Developmental challenge of adolescents: identity development
- Process approach:
  - Intrapersonal processses: temperament, personality and emotion regulation
  - Interpersonal processes: Family relations, parents-child relations, siblings relations and friendship
- Multi-dimensional approach: behavioural, motivational, emotional and cognitive aspects


 

Prior Experience

Clinical and developmental psychology

Type of Assessment for UE in Q2

• Written examination

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

one clinical case with one theoretical question

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

• Written examination

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

one clinical case with one theoretical question