Expert diploma in psychology in the elderly + 29 ECTS credits

Old age is a state in life and aging a process that happens throughout the life cycle. Both old age and human aging are multidisciplinary objects of knowledge in the sense in which the human individual is a bio-psychic-social. For this reason, the aging or old individual is a subject of psychological knowledge. This expert in old -age psychology offers you a specialized training in the field. We must know that psychogerontology arises due to the current aging of society, so you have to be formed and prepared. Thanks to the online methodology that this training offers you, you can study at the rhythm that is most admonished to you without pressures or overwhelms.

- Understand the professional profile of the psychogerontologist and the social resources of which they have the elderly - knowing how The different types of intervention related to health, cognitive -affective functions, social relations and functional capacity - learn to establish the intervention and treatment programs of the elderly

The professional outputs of this expert in old -age psychology are diverse. You will have the possibility, after finishing training and acquiring the necessary knowledge, of exercising as a professional of psychogerontology with sufficient knowledge in old age psychology. You can choose to work in nursing homes, day centers, etc.

With this psychology expert in old age you can be prepared to know the fundamental basis of geriatric psychology, deepening their own activities for older people, knowing and analyzing the psychosocial characteristics and needs of dependent people, applying techniques and strategies for support and development of social relationship skills adapted to intervention groups, etc.

This course is aimed exclusively at diplomas or grades in psychology according to Law 44/2003, of November 21, on the management of health professions.

This training is not included in the scope of official regulated training (Infant Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education, Official Professional Training FP, Baccalaureate, University Degree, Official University Master and PhD). It is therefore a complementary and/or specialization training, aimed at acquiring certain skills, skills or aptitudes of a professional nature, being able to be barely as merit in workbags and/or opposition competitions, always within the complementary training section and/or continuous training being always essential to review the specific requirements of the public labor stock of the public labor stock market.