Psychological evaluation and intervention in drug dependence

The general objectives are:

• Know how to identify different addictions, both those related to substances (eg, dependence on alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, heroin, synthetic drugs, etc.) and impulse control such as pathological gambling.
• To know the different etiological factors and related factors, both socially, psychologically and biologically, related to addictions.
• Know how to make an adequate psychological evaluation of the various addictions and other problems related to them.
• Know and be able to put into practice the psychological intervention of choice for each of the addictions.
• Know and know how to apply effective intervention protocols, or effective manualized interventions, for different addictions.
• To know the comorbidity associated with addictions, to know how to detect and evaluate it, and what intervention to apply in each case.
• Know how to make a report (diagnosis, evolution of the intervention, result of the intervention, etc.) of a patient with an addiction directed to medical personnel, another psychologist, an insurance company, etc.
• Know how to seek updated information about the disorder and its treatment.

THEORETICAL CONTENTS

1. Addictions: classification. Diagnostic issues.
2. Psychological evaluation of addictions
3. Psychological intervention in addictions. Associated comorbidity. General model of intervention
4. Psychological intervention in tobacco addiction.
5. Psychological intervention in alcohol dependence.
6. Psychological intervention in dependence on cannabis.
7. Psychological intervention in cocaine dependence.
8. Psychological intervention in dependence on heroin.
9. Psychological intervention in pathological gambling.
10. Psychological intervention in addiction to other behavioral problems-
11. Conclusions and prospects for the future.


PRACTICAL CONTENTS

- Examples and discussion of representative clinical cases treated for addiction to
Tobacco in the Smoking Unit of the Faculty of Psychology of the USC.
- Examples and discussion of representative clinical cases with dependence on the
cocaine.
- Examples and discussion of clinical cases representative of pathological gamblers.
- Examples and discussion of clinical cases representative of cannabis dependence.
- Example and discussion of clinical cases representative of other addictions.
- Analysis of video recordings.
- Design of psychological intervention programs.
- Preparation of reports.
- How to design research on psychological intervention (risk factors and protection, prevention, treatment) in addictions.

BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Becoña, E. (2010). Tratamiento psicológico de las adiccións. Madrid: Fundación General UNED, Master de Terapia de Conducta.

COMPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Becoña, E. (1999). Bases teóricas que sustentan los programas de prevención de drogas. Madrid: Plan Nacional sobre Drogas.
Becoña, E. (2002). Bases científicas de la prevención de las drogodependencias. Madrid: Plan Nacional sobre Drogas.
Becoña, E. (2004). Guía clínica para ayudar a los fumadores a dejar de fumar.Valencia: Socidrogalcohol.
Becoña, E. (Ed.) (2004). Monografía Tabaco. Adicciones, vol. 2, supl. 2, 1-394.
Becoña, E. (2006). Tabaco. Prevención y tratamiento. Madrid: Pirámide.
Becoña, E. (2007). Programa para dejar de fumar. Vigo: Nova Galicia Edicións.
Becoña, E. y Calafat, A. (2006). Los jóvenes y el alcohol. Madrid: Pirámide.
Becoña, E. y Martín, E. (2004). Manual de intervención en drogodependencias. Madrid: Síntesis.
Becoña et al. (2001). Heroína, cocaína y drogas de síntesis. Madrid. Síntesis.
Becoña, E. et al. (2008). Guía clínica de intervención psicológica en adicciones. Palma de Mallorca: Socidrogalcohol.
Echeburúa, E., Becoña, E. y Labrador, F.J. (Coord.) (2010). El juego patológico. Avances en la clínica y en el tratamiento. Madrid: Pirámide.
Echeburúa, E., Labrador, F.J. y Becoña, E. (Coord.) (2009). Adicción a las nuevas tecnologías en adolescentes y jóvenes. Madrid: Pirámide.
Labrador, F., Echeburúa, E. y Becoña, E. (2000). Guía para la elección de tratamientos psicológicos eficaces. Hacia una nueva psicología clínica. Madrid: Dykinson.

COMPETENCES
BASIC AND GENERAL
CB7 - Students should be able to apply the acquired knowledge and problem-solving skills in new and unfamiliar environments within broader (multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of ​​study
CB8 - Students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments based on information that, being incomplete and limited, includes reflections on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments
CB9 - Students can communicate their conclusions and the latest knowledge and reasons that best support specialized and specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way
CB10 - That students possess wool learning skills that read allow to continue studying in a way that will have to be largely self-directed.
CG1 - Acquire, develop and implement a comprehensive health concept, which includes the biopsychosocial components of the same, according to wool guidelines established by WHO wool
CG2 - To know in depth the psychological nature of human behavior, as well as social and biological factors
Which can affect it.
CG3 - Know in depth the psychological nature of the disorders of human behavior.
CG5 - To know in depth the biological and psychosocial factors associated with health and illness problems, especially those related to mental health.
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 treatment of behavioral disorders and the psychological factors associated with health problems .
CG7 - Plan, carry out and, if appropriate, supervise the process of psychological evaluation of human behavior and psychological factors associated with health problems to establish wool assessment of them.
CG10 - Apply the fundamentals biiotically and the method of deliberation in professional practice wool, adjusting its exercise as a health professional to the provisions of Law 44/2003, of November 21, on the management of wool health professions.

TRANSVERSALES
CT4 - Know how to formulate working hypotheses in research and to collect and critically evaluate wool information for problem solving, applying the scientific method.
CT5 - Know how to develop your work from wool perspective of wool quality and wool continuous improvement, with wool self-critical capacity required for responsible professional performance.
CT6 - Know how to communicate and communicate with other professionals, and master skills necessary for teamwork and multidisciplinary groups.
CT7 - Know how to analyze from an ethical point of view the problems and their possible solutions.

SPECIFIC
CE1 - Know how to apply the main theories on the etiology of human behavior disorders in the conceptualization of each case.
CE2 - Be able to plan and develop an assessment and intervention session, establishing wool hypotheses that deduce testable statements.
CE3 - Know how to select and apply technical wool and the evaluation instruments most suitable for each case according to their characteristics and context.
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.
CE8 - Know how to provide feedback to the recipients in an appropriate and precise way with the purpose of involving them in different phases of the process of psychological evaluation and intervention.
CE10 - Know how to write psychological reports adequately to the recipients.

The development of the program will be done through lectures by the teacher and case presentation sessions, complemented by role-playing, case resolution, work, etc.
Students will interact, solve and acquire skills through these presentations.
Audiovisual media will be used in each exhibition.

System for the assessment of the acquisition of competences:

1) Attendance to the face-to-face sessions would be considered mandatory (minimum 80%).

2) Continuous evaluation of the subject, through the active participation of the students, both in the theoretical sessions and in the presentation, discussion of cases and videotapes, and the accomplishment of works and controls of the subject. Up to 40% of the final grade.

3) Theoretical-practical examination of the contents of the subject. Up to 60% of the final grade.

Elaboration of reports (practices, etc.): 16h
Study activities: 24h
Preparation of seminars: 20h
Elaboration of works (individual and / or group): 16,5h

Attend class regularly
Keeping up with the work of the course
Actively participate in classes
Prepare the material continuously