Psychological Consultation

Code: PSI11132M

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Psychology

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

1. Reflect on the objectives of a psychological intervention, based on scientific evidence focused on promoting development
2. Conceptualize the relational dimensions of psychological consultation
3. Train specific skills inherent to carrying out a psychological consultation, namely relational and communication skills.
4. Know the main aspects of current research on relational dimensions in psychological consultation.
5. Contribute to reflection on the specificities of psychological consultation depending on different contexts and population
6. Contribute to awareness of the ethical issues inherent in being in a relationship with others in the context of psychological consultation
7. Contribute to the personal and professional development of students, enhancing self-knowledge and reflective capacity

1. Introduction to Counselling Psychology
1.1. Counselling Psychology as helping relationship
1.2. Counselling Psychology, Interview, and Psychotherapy
1.3. Counselling Psychology and Development (A psychological intervention for personal development, psychological intervention in the development of life contexts)
2. Relational context and communicative dimensions in Counselling Psychology
2.1.The counselling as a relation process
2.2. Being in the process of communicating and Counselling Psychology ? therapeutic communication
2.3. Scientific evidence on relational dimensions in psychological consultation
2.4. The person of the clinical psychologist: self-care and professional development
2.5.values, diversity and ethical issues)
3. Counselling psychology in different age and in diferente clinical contexts

Teaching Methods

Presentation of the theoretical aspects based on texts read by students
Research carried out by students on different aspects of Psychological Consultation and current research on the same
Carrying out structured and semi-structured activities, in which role-playing situations and reflection on the activities carried out are particularly relevant.
Open classes with professionals working in different intervention contexts

Assessment

Continuous assessment
1. Group reflection on an ethical dilemma in a psychological consultation (20%)
2. Reflection on aspects of relationship/communication in psychological consultation Topic of reflection chosen from texts on this topic worked on in classes, namely on research texts on dimensions of relationship/communication in consultation (25%).
3. Report of the interview with a stranger (young or adult) and reflection on it (30%)
4. Reflection on one of the contexts of psychological consultation worked on in classes - fundamental aspects to take into account (25%).

Final assessment regime In this assessment regime, the final classification will result from the combination of the following tests:
1. Report of the interview with a stranger (young or adult) and reflection on it (30%)
2. Written test with consultation on the content covered throughout the semester (70%)