Master's Degree in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Children and Adolescents
Prepares you to work in the field of child and youth mental health.
What is the Master?
The Master's Degree in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy with Children and Adolescents has an eminently professional orientation, which arises from the real existing demand for psychologists specialising in this health area, preparing them to work in the field of child and adolescent mental health from an up-to-date perspective and of the highest quality.
The objective of the Master's in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy with Children and Adolescents is to meet the need for specialisation in this area of intervention, combining academic rigour and quality with an emphasis on practical learning, reflected both in the methodology of the classes and in the quality of the practicals. All the lecturers who teach on the master's degree are active professionals, experts in the area in which they teach their subjects and with teaching experience.
- CentersCiencias Humanas y Sociales (Comillas CIHS)
- LanguagesSpanish
- CertificationComillas master's degrees
- ModalityFace to face
- Duration1 year (60 ECTS)
- Starts On08/01/2025
- Seats30
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What makes us different?
Internships
Supervised internship hours
Internship Centres
Centres with an internship agreement
Alumni
Number of alumni registered at Comillas Alumni
Teaching Staff
Teachers who combine teaching with professional practice
Intervention in real cases
INTERVENTION OF REAL CASES
Hours of observation and intervention of real cases.
Level of recommendation
General recommendation level ICHS
Study Plan
Professional projection
Child and adolescent mental health psychologist
Psychologist in psychological care centres
Psychologist in child care centres
Cognitive-behavioural therapist with children and adolescents
With this master's degree you will be able to tackle child and adolescent mental health problems.
Faculty
Work Placements
We prepare you for your future and introduce you to the real world with comprehensive work experience training.
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Training activities
The training activities will consist of: lectures; group work in the classroom; case studies; simulations and role playing; viewing and analysis of videos; reading and critical commentary of scientific texts; individual work of a practical or theoretical nature; group work of a theoretical or practical nature; tutoring sessions; literature search and review; participation in individual or group assessment and intervention programs; work on specific topics related to the cases in which intervention is carried out; personal study and work by the student; supervision of work with patients; design and carrying out of theoretical and empirical research; writing of psychological reports; planning and review of individual, group or community intervention programs.
Assessment systems
Assessment systems will include: class attendance and participation; assessment of classroom activities; critical commentary on readings; oral presentation of cases; presentation of theoretical or practical work; exam; theoretical or practical work on specific topics of the course; assessment of readings; assessment of assessment and intervention skills; preparation of psychological reports and presentation and discussion of clinical cases.
What our students say
Many people like you are already making the most of their master's degree. Find out about their experience.
Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (Comillas CIHS)
Ana Mena
This master's degree gave me the necessary tools to be able to work with children and adolescents, using quality and evidence-based techniques.
Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (Comillas CIHS)
Natalia Rubio Benito
Training as a clinical psychologist in Comillas has been a comprehensive experience that has combined academic rigor, clinical practice and a very close relationship between the teaching staff and the students, which has provided me with understanding and security in my development as a professional.
Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (Comillas CIHS)
Sofía Benavides
Thanks to this Master, my skills as a therapist have improved. The different subjects taken throughout the specialty have reinforced my theoretical knowledge about child and adolescent intervention. The hours of supervised practice have favored my development as a psychology professional.
Comillas CIHS
Cantoblanco Campus.
Since its foundation, the Faculties of Human and Social Sciences, Theology and Canon Law at Comillas Pontifical University have had the vocation to promote humanism and plurality.
It is defined by its desire to train people capable of taking thought and ideas to the highest levels, and to give them the necessary skills to be useful and improve life in the complex world in which we live.
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Preguntas frecuentes
Because Comillas studies are in high demand and places are limited, the best candidates have to be selected through admission tests.
Each class has its own tutor, whose function is to integrate the student into the group and to pay attention to their academic performance. Furthermore, at Comillas, the teaching system is distinguished, among other characteristics, by the personalised attention and the fluid and permanent relationship between teachers and students.
The teaching system at Comillas is especially oriented towards the relationship with the reality of companies, institutions, organisations and professional practice. The Internship and Employment Office is responsible for providing students with internships related to their studies in order to enrich their training. In the 2017-18 academic year, 6,296 student internships in companies were managed.
In addition to these internships managed by the Internship and Employment Office, all degree courses have a significant number of compulsory external internships as part of their curriculums.The Internship and Employment Office informs, guides and collaborates in the insertion in the labour market of recent graduates or in the projection of the professional careers of Comillas graduates, for which it has an online tool that directly connects candidates with 5,078 companies with which Comillas maintains a relationship. During the 2017-18 academic year, 1,838 job offers were managed. Of the total number of graduates from the 2018 graduating class, 93.22% are employed, either working or furthering their studies, within six months of completing their studies.
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