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First year


The program of the first year includes:
theoretical part: 230 hours, of which 60 of general teaching and 170 of specific teaching;
a practical part of training: 150 hours;
laboratory activities: 12 hours;
refresher workshops: 24 hours;
examinations and personal supervision: 84 hours in total.
   
Teachings Hours
General Psychology 8
Developmental Psychology 8
Experiential methodology in psychology 4

The main psychotherapeutic approaches: background, theory, techniques

 

Psychodynamic psychotherapies

4

Strategic or systemic psychotherapies

4

Group psychotherapies

4

Gestalt psychotherapy

4

Transactional psychotherapy

4

Integrated psychotherapy

4

Behavioral psychotherapy, Cognitive psychotherapies, Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy

12
Psychotherapies and evidence-based trials: which therapy for which patient 4
TOTAL HOURS OF THE GENERAL PART 60
   
Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy: theoretical part  

A.T. Beck: basics of cognitive therapy

16

A. Ellis: basics of RET (Rational Emotional Therapy)

12

Attachment and constructivism in psychotherapy

8
Behavior change. Theories and learning processes: classical, operational conditioning, modeling 8
Social learning 4

Cognitive-behavioral assessment

 

Assessment in cognitive-behavioral therapy

4
Psycho-physiological assessment 4

Clinical interview

4

Structured and semi-structured interviews

4

Tests, scales, inventories and checklists

 

- MMPI

12

- Scales (CBA-Cognitive-behavioral Assessment)

8

- Inventories and checklists

8

Psychodiagnosis according to DSM-IV 1

12

Additional assessment for gays and lesbians: need for a differentiated approach due to social homophobia

8

Cognitive assessment in children and adults (assessment of general intelligence, perception, memory, language)

16

Cognitive-behavioral conceptualization of a clinical case

6

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for the major disorders in children and adolescents

 
Assessment of the major disorders in age of development 8
Autogenic training course: theory and practice 16
Assertive training and social abilities course I 12
TOTAL HOURS OF THE SPECIFIC PART 170
   
Personal supervision, personal and practical clinical training 50
Learning examinations, corrective feedback and analysis of the basic subjects of the year 22
Refresher workshops 24
Training in public facilities 150
Examination and comparison of training experiences 12
Refresher course on information technologies useful to the profession (information tools, research, casuistry and data bank, scientific newsletters, methods for the presentation of clinical cases and researches through papers and posters)
12
   
TOTAL HOURS OF THE FIRST YEAR 500
 
 


Second year


The program of the second year includes:
theoretical part: 230 hours, of which 50 of general teaching and 180 of specific teaching;
a practical part of training: 150 hours;
laboratory activities: 12 hours;
refresher workshops: 24 hours;
examinations and personal supervision: 84 hours in total.
   
Teachings Hours
Neuropsychology 8
Psychiatry 10
General psychopathology 8

Infantile neuropsychiatry

8

Psychophysiology

8

Therapeutic relationship

8
TOTAL HOURS OF THE GENERAL PART 50
   
Cognitive-behavioral approach to the major clinical disorders  
Psychodiagnosis according to DSM-IV 2 with examples of multi-axial assessment 12
Theory, assessment and treatment of the main anxiety disorders 8

Panic disorder

8

Specific phobia

8

Social phobia

8
Obsessive-compulsive disorde 8

Post-traumatic stress disorder

8

Generalized anxiety disorder

8

Depression 1 (theory, assessment and treatment)

8

Eating disorders 1 (theory, cultural context, body image, individual and cultural differences, body image in patients with medical pathologies: assessment and intervention)

8

Specific issues of homosexual patients: coming out, religion and family issues

8
Anatomy and physiology of sexual dysfunctions in men and in women 8

Sexual dysfunctions 1

 

- theory, assessment and treatment for heterosexuals

8

- theory, assessment and treatment for gays and lesbians

4

Gender identity disorder

8

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for the major disorders in children and adolescents

 

Approach with the child or the adolescent and their parents 1

8

Mental retardation 1 (definition and classification, etiology, clinical outlines, cognitive, behavioral and emotional disorders)

8
Main cognitive and behavioral techniques  

Cognitive restructuring techniques

8

Main relaxation techniques

8
Systematic desensitization, implosive and exposure techniques, self-control techniques 8
Techniques of imagery modification and other techniques (videotape, feedback, role-playing, bibliotherapy, etc.) 4
Course on problem solving and decision making 8
Course on Jacobson neurophysiological relaxation training: theory and practice 8
Course on assertive and social abilities training 2 8
TOTAL HOURS OF THE SPECIFIC PART 180
   
Personal supervision, personal and practical clinical training 2 50
Learning examinations, corrective feedback and analysis of the basic subjects of the year 22
Refresher workshops 24
Training in public facilities 150
Examinations and comparison of training experiences 12
Refresher course on information technologies useful to the profession (information tools, research, casuistry and data bank, scientific newsletters, methods for the presentation of clinical cases and researches through papers and posters)
12
   
TOTAL HOURS OF THE SECOND YEAR 500
 


Third year


The program of the third year includes:
theoretical part: 220 hours, of which 60 of general teaching and 160 of specific teaching;
a practical part of training: 150 hours;
laboratory activities: 12 hours;
refresher workshops: 24 hours;
examinations and personal supervision: 94 hours in total.
   
Teachings Hours
Psychology of personality 8
Psychopharmacology 12
Neurocognitive rehabilitation 8
Cross-cultural psychology 8
Sport psychology 8
Social psychiatry 8
Evidence-based therapy 8
TOTAL HOURS OF THE GENERAL PART 60
   

Cognitive-behavioral approach to the main clinical disorders and other behavioral problems

 

Psychotherapy in anxiety disorders: an investigation of panic attacks, specific phobia, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder

16

Depression 2 (investigations and clinical cases)

8

Eating disorders 2 (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, eating disorders NOS): assessment and treatment

12

Obesity: theory, assessment and treatment

8

Sexual dysfunctions 2: investigations and clinical cases

8

Couple therapy: assessment and treatment for heterosexual, gay and lesbian couples

8

Treatment of specific issues within the family

8

Therapy for emotional and/or sexual abuse

8

Personality disorders 1: theory, assessment and treatment

12

Psychosis and rehabilitation 1

8

Sleep: theory and treatment for insomnia and other related disorders 1

8

Psychotherapy with homosexual clients

8

Impulse control disorder (kleptomania, pyromania, pathological gambling , etc.)

8

Somatoform disorders and hypochondria

8

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for the major disorders in children and adolescents

 

Approach to children or adolescents and their parents 2

8
Mental retardation 2 (definition of the goals of the intervention, towards autonomy and integration, intervention techniques) 8
Self-esteem course for heterosexuals, gays and lesbians 8
Mindfulness Course 8
TOTAL HOURS OF THE SPECIFIC PART 160
   
Personal supervision, personal and practical clinical training 3 60
Learning examinations, corrective feedback and analysis of the basic subjects of the year 22
Refresher workshops 24
Training in public facilities 150
Examinations and comparison of training experiences 12
Refresher course on information technologies useful to the profession (information tools, research, casuistry and data bank, scientific newsletters, methods for the presentation of clinical cases and researches through papers and posters)
12
   
TOTAL HOURS OF THE THIRD YEAR 500
 


Fourth year


The program of the fourth year includes:
theoretical part: 200 hours, of which 40 of general teaching and 160 of specific teaching;
a practical part of training: 150 hours;
laboratory activities: 12 hours;
refresher workshops: 24 hours;
examinations and personal supervision: 114 hours in total.
   
Teachings Hours
Deontology of the psychotherapeutic intervention 8
Health promotion, well-being 12
Work psychology: selection, assessment, development, training and organizational analysis 12
Work life balance 8
TOTAL HOURS OF THE GENERAL PART 40
   

Cognitive-behavioral approach to the main clinical disorders and other behavioral problems

 
Schema therapy: new frontiers in cognitive therapy 12
Eating Disorders 3: investigations and clinical cases 8
Bipolar Disorder: theory and treatment 8
Personality Disorders 2: theory, assessment and treatment 16

Psychosis and rehabilitation 2

8

Sleep: theory and treatment of insomnia and related disorders 2

8

Schizophrenia: theory and treatment

8
Drug Addiction and approach to the latest abuse tendencies 8
PsychOncology and approach to the terminally ill patient, psychotherapy of pain and loss 8

Approach to the HIV-positive and AIDS patient

 

- medical part

4

- psychological approach

8

IBS: Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Theory and treatment

8
Tic and stamme 8

Psychological interventions for the elderly

8

Behavioral and cognitive intervention in the school

8

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for the major disorders in children and adolescents

 
Approach with children or adolescents and their parents 3 8
Emergency psychology 12
Stress management course 12
TOTAL HOURS OF THE SPECIFIC PART 160
   
Personal supervision, personal and practical clinical training 4 60
Learning examinations, corrective feedback and analysis of the basic subjects of the year 22
Refresher workshops 24
Training in public facilities 150
Examinations and comparison of training experiences 12
Refresher course on information technologies useful to the profession (information tools, research, casuistry and data bank, scientific newsletters, methods for the presentation of clinical cases and researches through papers and posters)
12
   
TOTAL HOURS OF THE FOURTH YEAR 500