CARDONA SALES, Sara

Academic training

Graduate in Psychology, University of Valencia
Psychologist Specialist in Clinical Psychology, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports

Professional experience

Associate Clinical Psychologist. Ferran Salsas i Roig de Rubí Child and Youth Mental Health Center (CSMIJ). Psychiatry and Mental Health Service, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa.
2013 October-February 2014 Associate Clinical Psychologist. Child and Youth Outpatient Consultation Unit. Psychiatry and Mental Health Service and Pediatrics Service. Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa.
2013 June-August Associate Clinical Psychologist. Pathological gambling unit and non-toxic addictions. Psychiatry and Mental Health Service, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa.
2013 April-May Associate Clinical Psychologist. Terrassa Adult Mental Health Center. Psychiatry and Mental Health Service, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa.
2012Nov- April 2013 Associate Clinical Psychologist. Rubí Adult Mental Health Center. Psychiatry and Mental Health Service, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa.
2008-2012 Resident Intern Psychologist at Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa. Psychiatry and Mental Health Service, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa.
Acute Unit, Psychiatry and Mental Health Service. Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa (May-July 2008).
Neuropsychology and liaison psychology unit. Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa (August 2008-March 2009).
Adult Mental Health Center and Primary Care Support Program. Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa (April 2009- January 2010).
Child and Youth Unit. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center and Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Unit. Mutua de Terrassa University Hospital. (February-July 2010).
Specialized Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Unit. Bellvitge University Hospital. (August -October 2010).
Adult Partial Hospitalization Unit. Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa (November 2010-January 2011).
Psychooncology. Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa (February-April 2011).
Pathological Gambling Unit and non-toxic addictions. Psychiatry and mental health service, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa. (February-May 2011).
Adult Mental Health Center and Primary Care Support Program (PSP). Specific programs: Unspecified eating disorders (Binge Eating Disorder); chronic pain treatment program; group treatment program for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder and group care program for minor pathology (Adaptive Disorder). (May 2011- May 2012).
2006-2007 Training practices at the Museum Biopsychosocial Rehabilitation Center for patients with schizophrenia, integrated therapeutic program (IPT, Volker Roder). Ministry of Health of Valencia, in coordination with the University of Valencia and the University-Business Foundation, ADEIT. (December 2006-July 2007, 360 hours).
2000 Internship in psychomotor and child stimulation workshops in the “Escola d'estiu” program. Department of Education of the City Council of Alzira, Valencia (July 2000).

Publications
Aragay, N., Jiménez-Murcia, S., Granero, R., Fernández-Aranda, F., Ramos-Grille, I.,
Cardona, S., ...Vallès, V. (2015). Pathological gambling: understanding relapses and
dropouts.Comprehensive Psychiatry. (doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.10.009).

Figueiredo-Ferraz, H., Cardona, S. and Gil-Monte, P. R. (2009). Psychological wear and tear
health problems in psychology students. Psychology in Studies, 14(2), 361-365
(ISSN 1413-7372).