Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Advanced Psychological Care
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English
Teaching staff
Introduction
This course presents the basic fundamentals of psychological care in the field of palliative care. The aim is for the student to acquire knowledge, skills and therapeutic resources that will enable him/her to assess and address the psychological and spiritual needs of patients with advanced illness.
Pre-course requirements
Not applicable.
Objectives
● To deepen in the interventions in advanced psychological care of PC teams derived from the care of patients in an advanced situation and their families.
● To teach how to proactively assess the psychological needs of patients, integrate them into the team's therapeutic plan and attend to them appropriately.
● Facilitate the acquisition of basic therapeutic skills for end-of-life support.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- CN01 - Acquire advanced and specific knowledge in symptom control (physical and emotional) and in communication and patient and family care.
- CN05 - Acquire knowledge in the management of complex end-of-life situations including the wish to bring forward death and considering all dimensions of the patient
- CN07 - Identify advanced techniques of assessment and management of physical, psychological (including spiritual) and social needs with a multicultural vision.
- CP02 - Apply the principles of intellectual honesty and scientific integrity in the professional field of PCs.
- CP09 - pply solutions to problems that may arise when carrying out tasks in the field of PCs.
- HB03 - Integrate multidimensional care to the problems of patients in advanced illness.
- HB04 - Analyse complex problems in the care area with a multidimensional vision in order to solve them in a tactical and strategic manner.
Learning outcomes of the subject
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge-based skills to manage psychological distress including demoralization syndrome, anxiety and depression to enable appropriate patient management.
- Evaluate the support of the patient's psychological and spiritual needs with a multicultural vision.
- Incorporate techniques and skills to meet the support needs of the interdisciplinary team.
Syllabus
1. Communication and Counselling
2. Models of coping with the disease
3. Psychological assessment
4. Essential needs and spirituality
5. Humanistic therapies
6. Cognitive-behavioral and third generation therapies.
7. Art therapy and music therapy
8. Geriatric patient and specific needs.
9. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and specific needs
Teaching and learning activities
Online
The methodologies that will be used in this subject will be:
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Synchronous classes
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Asynchronous lectures
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Reading of articles
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Participation in forums
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Individual activities of reflection and resolution of clinical cases.
Evaluation systems and criteria
Online
This master's degree is based on continuous evaluation.
1. Asynchronous activities (will account for 70% of the total grade of the course):
- Delivery of written tests in the form of reports, reflective or analytical papers.
- Delivery of the resolution of cases (written or through a video) where the student will explain how to solve the case.
- Completion of exercises
- Analysis of texts and audiovisual material
- Participation in discussion forums
2. Synchronous activities (will represent 30% of the total grade of the course):
Attendance and participation in at least 50% of the individual and group tutorials will be required in order to obtain the score corresponding to the synchronous activities.
- Face-to-face discussion activities with the tutor.
- Individual and group tutorials.
In the case of students from different time zones, the time will be agreed in advance so that they can adapt. In any case, no student will be allowed to participate after 22h of his/her time zone.
Bibliography and resources
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Rodríguez, J. A. C. (2013). Manual de psicooncología: tratamientos psicológicos en pacientes con cáncer. Piramide Ediciones Sa.
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Breitbart, W. S. (Ed.). (2016). Meaning-centered psychotherapy in the cancer setting: Finding meaning and hope in the face of suffering. Oxford University Press.