ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 51 Hours of tutorials: 1 Expository Class: 15 Interactive Classroom: 8 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology
Areas: Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatments
Center Faculty of Psychology
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
1. To know the theoretical approaches that support the intervention in crisis and the trauma of the victims.
2. Know the different crises that may have to face people throughout the life cycle.
3. Identify the psychological repercussions of trauma.
4. Identify the stages of crisis/trauma development, personal and contextual factors that influence their evolution and responses to trauma.
5. Analyze the objectives and the role of professionals in crisis intervention.
6. Learn to plan and carry out the appropriate psychological intervention to the case.
7. Obtain specialized information on the subject and be able to interpret it critically.
INTRODUCTORY ASPECTS.
Some interesting data. Historical perspective. Conceptual clarifications: types of crises and traumas; the overall crisis response; intervention modalities. Response model in traumatic situations.
THE VICTIMS.
Victim classification. Reactions of victims. Post-trauma psychological consequences. Mediating factors of vulnerability and protection.
PROCEDURE: ACTION AND EVALUATION.
Roles and general functions of the team of psychologists. General assessment of the event. Activation of the intervention. Assessment of affected people. What and how is it evaluated.
INTERVENTION: TYPES AND LEVELS.
- Intervention in emergency psychology.
Principles of the intervention. General measures of action on immediate symptoms: Psychological First Aid.
- Intervention in crisis and trauma: preventing and addressing sequelae.
Pharmacotherapy for agitation. Defusing and Debriefing. Intervention on acute post-traumatic sequelae. Intervention in specific disorders resulting from trauma.
SPECIAL INTERVENTION SITUATIONS.
Communication of bad news. Identification of corpses. Intervention with minors. Suicidal behaviors.
Basic bibliography:
- Wainrib, B.R. y Bloch, E.L. (2001). Intervención en crisis y respuesta al trauma. Desclée de Brouwer.
Complementary bibliography:
- Alarcón, E., Alcaraz, B., Corpas, A., López, A., Navarro, R., y Soriano, A. (2005). Intervención psicológica antes situaciones de emergencias y desastres. Diputación de Córdoba.
- Fernández-Ballesteros, R. (2002). Y...cuando ocurre lo inevitable. Pirámide.
- Fernández-Millán, J.L. (2006). Apoyo psicológico en situaciones de emergencia. Pirámide.
- Fernández-Millán, J.L. (2013). Gestión e intervención psicológica en emergencias y catástrofes. Pirámide.
- García-Renedo, M., Valero, M. y Gil, J.M. (2007). Psicología y desastres: aspectos psicosociales. Universidad Jaume I.
- Hillman, J.L. (2002). Crisis Intervention and Trauma. New approaches to evidence-based practice. Kluwer Academic.
- Robles, J.I. y Medina, J.L. (2003). Intervención psicológica en las catástrofes. Síntesis.
- Sáinz, A. y Nomen, L. (2012). Tratando situaciones de emergencia. Pirámide.
- Soto-Baño, M.A. y Clemente, V. (2021). Psicología de emergencias en España. Análisis actual, normativa y proposición. Papeles del psicólogo, 42, 1, 46-45.
- Yeager, K.R. & Roberts, A.R. (2003). Differenciating among stress, acute stress disorder, crisis episodes, trauma, and PTSD: Paradigm and treatment goals. Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention. 3, 1, 3-25.
Basic and General:
CB10 - Students have the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.
CG6 - To know in depth the different models of evaluation and intervention in the field of General Sanitary Psychology, as well as the techniques and procedures derived from them for the management of behavioral disorders and the psychological factors associated with health problems .
CG7 - To plan, carry out and, if necessary, supervise the process of psychological evaluation of human behavior and the psychological factors associated with health problems in order to establish their evaluation.
CG8 - To design, develop and, if necessary, supervise and evaluate plans and programs of psychological intervention, depending on the psychological evaluation and the variables of individual and social type that concur in each case.
CG9 - Demonstrate interpersonal communication and emotional management skills for effective interaction with patients, families and caregivers in problem identification, assessment, diagnosis communication, and psychological intervention and follow-up.
Tranversal:
CT2 - Know how to handle sources of bibliographical and digital scientific documentation standardized at international level.
CT3 - Know how to analyze critically and use sources of clinical information.
Specific:
CE3 - Know how to select and apply the techniques and evaluation instruments that are most suitable for each case according to their characteristics and context.
CE5 - Know how to choose and apply the most appropriate psychological intervention techniques according to their purpose (prevention, rehabilitation, counseling, counseling, etc.).
CE6 - Know how to plan and develop a psychological intervention, setting pertinent and realistic objectives based on the characteristics of the problem and the context.
CE7 - Know how to follow a psychological intervention, in accordance with the established goals, to introduce, if necessary, changes in it during its development.
CE8 - Know how to provide feedback to the recipients in an appropriate and precise way in order to involve them in the different phases of the process of psychological evaluation and intervention.
- Expository method / Master class
The expositive classes serve to introduce and guide the development of the different contents of the program. In the classes a theoretical exposition of the most important contents of each one of the topics of the program is carried out, which are explained with the help of slides. Class attendance is mandatory.
- Practical activities
Reports, interactive virtual tasks, discussion sessions, clinical cases with different types of victims, role-playing, practical exercises and addressing special situations constitute interactive activities that complement the theoretical contents and are mandatory. The practical tasks will be carried out individually, both in person and online; In this case, controversial issues in the field will be addressed, intervention for cases of primary and secondary victims, role playing with defusing/debriefing techniques, tasks to strengthen concepts, seminars-reports on two films whose plot is trauma, and a therapeutic approach in different special crisis cases.
- As support for the subject, the virtual classroom, which will be available on the USC Virtual Campus, will collect the basic material of the most relevant theoretical contents of the field, as well as optional material to delve into some aspects of interest. In addition, part of the interactive activities will be carried out, via telematics, through the virtual classroom.
- The theory will be evaluated through two tests that will be carried out, the first, after topic 3 and the second, after the last topic of the program. These tests have a weight of 50% in the final grade of the subject (5 points, therefore, maximum grade of each 2.5 points) and enable a continuous evaluation of the theoretical contents of the program. More specifically, they will be carried out through two objective tests that consist of multiple choice questionnaires with 4 answer alternatives. To pass the subject it is necessary to have obtained at least 5 (out of 10) in each of the questionnaires.
- The interactive part will be evaluated taking into account the different activities that must be carried out throughout the course. Therefore, the remaining 50% of the grade (5 points) will be obtained taking into account, in addition to class attendance and participation, the completion of different practical tasks. To pass the subject it is necessary to have completed/delivered at least 90% of the proposed activities.
- Assistance to face-to-face activities: 24h. (master classes: 15h., interactive classes: 8h., tutorials/evaluation: 1h.).
- Non-presential work: 50h. (approximately, study activities: 18h., preparation of seminars: 14h, reports and papers 18h.).
The student should have, for a good use of this subject, with basic knowledge of Psychopathology and Psychological Treatments.
Maria Jose Santiago Mariño
Coordinador/a- Department
- Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology
- Area
- Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatments
- Phone
- 881813775
- mariajose.santiago [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor
| Monday | |||
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| 10:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Teaching Laboratory for Clinical Psychology I |
| 11:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLIS_01 | Spanish | Teaching Laboratory for Clinical Psychology I |
| 04.25.2025 16:00-18:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 9 |
| 07.03.2025 16:00-18:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Seminar for Personality, Psychological Assessment and Treatment Area |