Prospectus

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Health Psychology in Practice

Course
2009-2010

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

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

Timetable