Career opportunities
Successful completion of the programme entitles students to apply for the title of “psychotherapist”, and to practice psychotherapy as a profession in Luxembourg and other European countries.
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Objectives
The course follows the model of a scientific practitioner, for whom research and practice are not opposite but mutually enriching and correcting.
In addition to the acquisition of theoretical knowledge and the ability to apply it in practice, the programme aims essentially to teach students the reflective observation and conceptualisation of cases, from which the differential indication for the setting and treatment plan results.
The teaching of these procedures is oriented towards the effective principles of general psychotherapy: activation of resources, problem actualisation, clarification and problem-solving.
Learning outcomes
Students develop specialised skills and knowledge in psychotherapy with a particular emphasis on evidence-based clinical psychological interventions.
At the end of the programme, students are able to:
- demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the historical origins and development of clinical psychology and psychotherapy
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the different approaches of clinical psychology and psychotherapy
- demonstrate a critical knowledge of the key debates in clinical psychology and psychotherapy
- critically compare and contrast differences between approaches in clinical psychology and psychotherapy
- appraise and evaluate the current evidence base of psychological interventions for different mental disorders
- identify and discuss criteria used for selecting clients suitable for different interventions
- reflect on their experience of working with e.g., cognition, exposure, response prevention, relationship aspects, and the use of structured individual sessions e.g.,agenda setting, setting homework and demonstrate skills of assessment
- reflect on their development in recognized therapeutic competencies
- evaluate the appropriateness of interventions to different types of service users