Admission requirements
Master’s students Psychology preferably with specialisation Health psychology, Occupational Health Psychology or Clinical Psychology.
Description
This elective course is developed to familiarize psychology students with health psychology in practical settings. Six practising health psychologists will describe in the sessions the background and essential tasks of:
their work
covering primary health care
health promotion
counselling
coaching
psychology in general hospitals
rehabilitation settings
and paediatric psychology.
In addition, students will receive practical assignments from each health psychologist related to a case, assessment, consultation, intervention or other professional action.
Course 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
Timetable
Health Psychology in Practice (2011-2012):
Mode of instruction
6 lectures (2 hours)
6 work groups, with (group)assignments (4 hours)
Final end paper
NB. Presence in all sessions is obligatory, missing one session (when announced beforehand and with reason) can be compensated with an alternative assignment. Missing more sessions is not allowed.
Assessment method
The grade will be composed of the final end paper (80%) and assignments (20%).
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 information concerning fraud .
Blackboard
Information on blackboard.leidenuniv.nl
Reading list
Michie, S Abraham, C. (2004). Health psychology in practice (recommended)
Additional reading materials will be posted on blackboard
Master’s introduction and enrolment day
Make a reservation in your agenda so you will not miss any information that you will need during your master’s programme MSc in Psychology. Please consult the Agenda master meetings
Contact information
Dr. C. Verhoeven
Room 2B49
Tel: +31 (0)71 527 4069
E-mail: verhoeven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl