Specialization in Psychopathology and Clinical Practice at a Psychiatric Institution

The Psychopathology and Clinical Practice in Psychiatric Institutions course aims to train professionals of excellence for interdisciplinary work in psychiatric hospitals. It combines a highly qualified teaching staff, differentiated practical experience and a diploma from the Hospital das Clínicas da USP.

The specialization provides students with a critical understanding of the convergences and divergences between diagnostic and therapeutic practices of psychological and psychiatric traditions, in the reality of mental health care policies. It also addresses the deepening of theoretical concepts on psychopathology and experience in clinical practices of differential assessment and psychotherapeutic intervention, in outpatient and ward care, in individual, group and family modalities.

There are 468 hours of excellent content, including 200 hours of practice supervised by leading experts from the Institute of Psychiatry (IPq HCFMUSP). During the internship, professionals will also be able to experience individual and group care for adult, adolescent and child psychiatric patients.

This is a Psychopathology course focused on clinical practice and is supported by 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.