Faculty/School regulations

ECTS

30 ECTS credits

Subjects

Internship I (12 ECTS, C1-S2)
Internship II (18 ECTS, C2-S1)

Documents

Informative dossier
Training project (3 copies: student, centre and university)
Acceptation letter for the centre [Catalan] [Spanish]

Centers

List of centers

Requirements

Requirement for 14567 Internship 2 is 14566 Internship 1

Skills

SS1 Show appropriate interpersonal communication and emotion management skills for an effective interaction with patients, relatives and caretakers during the processes of problem identification, evaluation, communication of the diagnosis and psychological intervention and monitoring.
SS2 Write appropriate psychological reports for the recipients.
SS3 Know the general health psychologist’s action scope and when to derive to the corresponding professional specialist.
SS4 Have an in-depth knowledge of the psychological nature of the human behaviour, as well as of the social and biological factors that may affect it.
SS5 Have an in-depth knowledge of the psychological nature of the disorders of the human behaviour.
SS6 Have an in-depth knowledge of the psychological factors associated with health problems and illness.
SS7 Have an in-depth knowledge of the biological and psychosocial factors associated with health problems and illness, especially those related with mental health.
SS8 Have an in-depth knowledge of the different models of evaluation and intervention in the field of the General Health Psychology, as well as of the techniques and procedures derived from them to approach behavioural disorders and the psychological factors associated with health problems.
SS9 Plan, perform and, when necessary, monitor the process of psychological evaluation of the human behaviour and the psychological factors associated with health problems in order to establish the evaluation of these problems.
SS10 Design, develop and, when necessary, monitor and evaluate plans and programmes of psychological intervention, according to the psychological evaluation and the concurrent individual and social variables in each case.
SS11 Perform promoting and educational activities for the individual and community psychological health.

Evaluation systems

Evaluation systems Internship I	Minimum weighting	Maximum weighting
Continuous assessment: attendance and participation	30%	50%
Work performed by the student: practical work, practicum’s memory, case studies, practicum’s portfolio, presentations, posters, group discussions, etc.	45%	50%
Other evaluation activities	5%	10%

Evaluation systems Internship II	Minimum weighting	Maximum weighting
Continuous assessment: attendance and participation	30%	50%
Work performed by the student: practical work, practicum’s memory, case studies, practicum’s portfolio, presentations, posters, group discussions, etc.	45%	50%
Other evaluation activities	5%	10%

Training activities

Training activity Internship I	Number of hours	Attendance percentage
Supervised practice	240	100%
Supervised/directed activities	40	100%
Independent work	20	0%
Total hours	300

Training activity Internship II	Number of hours	Attendance percentage
Supervised practice	360	100%
Supervised/directed activities	60	100%
Independent work	30	0%
Total hours	450

Content

Practice will entail applying the acquired training in evaluation and intervention procedures, in the health context and under the supervision of a qualified psychologist. Students are basically supposed to put the acquired knowledge into practice and develop the professional practice skills. Internships will take place in authorized health centres or services, which are registered as Health Centres in Catalonia’s Register of health centres, services and establishments and comply with the requisites established in the Order ECD/1070/2013.
At the end of the internship, students must submit a Memory or Portfolio where the activities, procedures and techniques used are elaborately described. The supervision process and a valuation of the experience should also be described.