Psychological prevention, intervention, and therapies
Full course description
During this course, students study several psychological prevention, intervention, and therapy programs discussed in the history of psychology, such as family-based/systemic therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychotherapy, psychodynamic therapy, and EMDR. Students learn about the theoretical models underlying these programs. A special focus will be on what students can learn from pedagogy in this context. The term pedagogy refers to “the activity or profession of imparting knowledge or instruction” (APA, 2022).
Furthermore, students will study how to assess the quality of these programs and which factors influence the effectiveness of the programs for well-being and health-related outcomes. And, students will learn about the professional ethics codes, laws, and legislations related to offering such psychological prevention, intervention, and therapy programs to (groups of) individuals.
At the end of the course there will be a written exam consisting of at least six open/essay questions.
This module is only available for students in the Clinical Psychology Package.
Course objectives
After this course students are able to:
- name several programs targeting psychological prevention, intervention, or therapy;
- explain the primary neurobiological mechanisms of action of the prevention, interventions, and therapy programs discussed;
- recognize and apply knowledge of pedagogy to these programs;
- apply ethics codes, laws, and legislations in this context.