Masters Clinical and Health Psychology

At the end of the Master's course in Clinical and Health Psychology at Universidade Lusófona - Centro Universitário Lisboa, students are expected to: - Know the assumptions of intervention based on empirical evidence; - Identify, critically select and use psychological assessment methods, techniques and instruments for different stages of development (children, adolescents, adults and the elderly); - Know the main models and methods of psychotherapeutic intervention and health psychology - Plan, implement and evaluate psychological assessment and intervention plans for different age groups; - Diagnose common psychological problems and disorders at different stages of development according to a multidimensional model; - Communicate clinical information with rigour; - Have communication and relationship-building skills and know how to apply them to different intervention contexts. - Develop teamwork skills; - Plan and implement original empirical studies, interpreting, discussing and writing up their results and conclusions using scientific language; - Make ethical decisions in their area of work in accordance with the Code of Ethics of the Portuguese Psychologists' Association.