This elective course is developed to familiarize health psychology students with health psychology in practical settings. Six practicing health psychologists will describe in the sessions the background and essential tasks of:
their work
covering primary health care
health promotion
counseling
coaching
psychology in general hospitals
rehabilitation settings
and pediatric psychology.
In addition, students will receive practical assignments from each health psychologist related to a case, assessment, consultation, intervention or other professional action.
Coordinators
Prof.dr. S. Maes (colleges)
Room 2B43
Tel.: +31 (0)71 527 3746
E-mailaddress: maes@fsw.leidenuniv.nlDr. C. Verhoeven
Room 2B49
Tel: +31 (0)71 527 4069
E-mailaddress: verhoeven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Objectives
Students get to know the backgrounds and essential tasks of health psychologists in practical settings
Students will get a better perspective of future jobs and requirements to acquire these jobs
Students acquire skills concerning diagnosis, counselling, interventions or health promotion through assignments
Students learn to reflect and comment on health psychology practice
Literature
Michie, S Abraham, C. (2004). Health psychology in practice
Additional materials will be posted on blackboard
Examination
Evaluation is based on participation and assignments.
From January 1, 2006 the Faculty of Social Sciences has instituted the Ephorus system to be used by instructors for the systematic detection of plagiarism in students’ written work. Please see the Additional Rules and Regulations, section 6.
Requirement(s) for application or advice
Open only for MSc students Health psychology, Occuptational Health Psychology and Clinical Psychology.
Education method(s)
6 lectures (2 hours)
6 workgroups (4 hours)
assignments.
Enrolment
Introduction and enrollment for courses of the first semester will take place August 27th 2009. Introduction and enrollment for courses of the second semester will take place in January 2010. More information will be available at the website of the Institute of Psychology.
NB: Exam and re-exam registration will take place via U-Twist, and will be open between a month and a week before the (re)exam. Students who haven’t registered, cannot participate in the (re)exam.
Blackboard
Information on Blackboard