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Health psychologists in Spain need quality training

Health psychologists in Spain need quality training

March 29, 2024

Currently, newly licensed psychologists and even psychologists who complete the General Health Master they need to put the acquired knowledge into practice and in most cases they do not have that option.

Some of the most frequent complaints are: "we get a lot of theory but we lack practice", "if now a patient comes to me who has depression I do not know how to do the treatment", "I lack self-confidence to face a patient "...

Adequate training is needed in which psychologists can learn in a practical way how to apply what they know. And they also need to have real patients with whom to start their first therapy sessions. Only in this way is it when they gain confidence in themselves and when they become real health psychologists, when they put it into practice.


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How to learn to practice psychology?

In the psychology manuals on treatments of mental disorders appears very well what is what the psychologist has to do in each case of therapy . The books show the techniques to apply, but the reality is that the explanations are too theoretical and far from reality to be able to apply this knowledge in real consultations. To give an example, everyone knows that there are perfectionist patients, who are continuously compared with others.

On this subject there is much written, but the how making the patient stop being one is more complicated to find in books.


What is the key to success in therapy?

The technique is important but the ability to apply it, know how to obtain a good link with the patient and their adherence to treatment is what guarantees part of the success in the therapy.

There are many psychologists who are familiar with protocols and treatments, but at the moment of "translating it into the reality of the session with the patient" they face great barriers. Behind all effective technique, is the psychologist's ability to start it. That is the practical training that the psychologist needs and that we offer in the Institute of Psychology Psicode of Madrid.

Unfortunately, the skill, spontaneity and flow with the patient only give you the actual work hours. That's when, from the Instituto Psicode, we ask ourselves why not offer as our training our years of experience as health psychologists and streamline the training of the new generations?


Obviously it would be absurd to think that the same psychologist is an expert in all problems, for this reason each training has its expert in the subject .

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"I do not have the time or money to do a master"

Time is money and the possibility of training for two years is great. There are a large number of masters and courses of experts in Psychology.

What happens to those people who for certain reasons can not attend continuously ?, and those who can not afford the high cost of a master? In response to this need, at the Psicode Institute we offer them the possibility of carrying out monographic courses, of short duration but very intense.

What methodology do the formations of the Psicode Psychology Institute have?

The student learns a method to perform the information return scheme to give the patient. When a patient comes to consult and tells their problem, it is essential that the psychologist explain what is happening to change it, so we teach how to return this information to the patient.

The student obtains the necessary skills to work with the real patient, learns to make cognitive restructuring of the ideas that the patient maintains in a rigid way and that prevent him from advancing in his change. You will learn to know how to apply the specific guidelines and techniques for each disorder .

Our formations allocate a part of the module for the work of emotions. This is another of the problems that our students tell us. Many of the manuals and training courses are intended for the work of cognitions and behaviors. But what about the emotions? How to deal with them? .

We teach techniques to work and channel the emotions associated with the disorder . Our formative methodology arose as a result of formative proposals to the Official College of Psychologists of Madrid and of the needs and deficiencies that the students were asking us in our courses. The students saw their doubts resolved with their real patients.And what began as a pilot project became repeated editions and new courses to train professionals.

Subsequently, the cases were supervised by other psychologists, the training in hospitals for health professionals, the training for undergraduate students and the General Health Master of different universities (Nebrija, UNIR, Europea, etc) and our internal training. for psychologists who want to have quality practical training .

If your concern is to be a great health psychologist and learn to put into practice everything you know, do not hesitate to contact us and go to our courses, both in Madrid and Alicante.


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