Psychopathology and Clinical Practice in the Psychiatric Institution

Specialization in Psychopathology and Practice Clinic at the Psychiatric Institution

The Psychopathology and Clinical Practice course at the Psychiatric Institution seeks to train excellent professionals for interdisciplinary work in a psychiatric hospital. It combines a highly qualified teaching staff, differentiated practical experience and a diploma from the Hospital das Clínicas

The specialization provides the student with a critical understanding of the convergences and divergences between the diagnostic and therapeutic practices of the psychological and psychiatric traditions, in the reality of Mental Health care policies. It also addresses the deepening of theoretical conceptions about psychopathology and experience in clinical practices of differential assessment and psychotherapeutic intervention, in outpatient and infirmary care, in individual, group and family modalities

There are 468 hours of excellent content, 200 hours of practice supervised by leading specialists from the Institute of Psychiatry (iPQ HCFMUSP). During the internship, the professional may also experience individual and group care for adult, adolescent, and child psychiatric patients

It is a Psychopathology course with a focus on clinical practice and the seal of HCFMUSP, the largest hospital complex in Latin America. It is the right choice for psychologists who want to make a difference in the area of mental health in Brazil.

Differentials

• Focus on knowledge of psychopathology and emphasis on clinical practice
• The practice takes place at the Institution itself
• Notions of forensic psychology and personality assessment
• Emphasis on professional practice, with assistance as early as the first month of the course
• Renowned teachers
• Diploma desired by the market