Student well-being practitioner training

Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience

Student well-being practitioner training

Full course description

Eight two-hour training sessions aim to train the student to become a student well-being practitioner. In the process, the student will prepare and conduct interviews with a fellow student that focus on the elicitation of "a problem," using psychological interviewing. Caring Universities modules as well as Traintool will be used as alternative forms of work in addition to the training meetings. Upon completion, students write a reflection report.

Course objectives

  1. Be able to conduct a psychological conversation with fellow student
  2. Master and use basic psychological interviewing techniques
  3. Use basic cognitive behavioral therapy techniques with fellow students
  4. Maintain control of the conversation with fellow students
  5. Determine goals for a follow-up interview
  6. Mastering the signaling and referral function
  7. Reflect on the effect of conversation techniques
  8. Reflect on own skills

This course contributes to the following programme objectives:

4.1 Interact effectively with others
5.1 Exhibit effective self-regulation 5.3 Display effective judgment in professional interactions
5.6 Develop direction for life after graduation

PSY3396
Period 1
2 Sep 2024
25 Oct 2024
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ECTS credits: 
3.0
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Teaching methods: 
Assignment(s), Skills
Assessment methods: 
Attendance, Final paper, Presentation, Assignment
Keywords: 
clinical communication skills