FINAL MASTER'S PROJECT CourseCode: 1333Degree: Master's in Psychological Therapy with Children and AdolescentsFaculty of Health and Social SciencesYear: Year 1 of Master's in Psychological Therapy with Children and AdolescentsSemester: SpringType: Final Master's Proj.Language: SpanishECTS credits: 6Lecture: 0Laboratory: 6Hours: 150Directed: 0Shared: 8Autonomous: 122Subject matter: Final Master's ProjectModule: Module III: Professional ApplicationsDepartment: Course instructors are responsible for the course content descriptions in English.DescriptionIn depth examination and revision of a child and youth problem or disorder.FacultyNameCoordinatorLectureLaboratoryESPADA SÁNCHEZ, JOSÉ PEDRO■■■ORGILES AMOROS, MIREIA■■MORALES SABUCO, ALEXANDRA■■PIQUERAS RODRIGUEZ, JOSÉ ANTONIO■■ORTIGOSA QUILES, JUAN MANUEL■■GARCÍA FERNÁNDEZ, JOSÉ MANUEL■■MACIA ANTON, DIEGO■■Professional interestPsychology as a science applies knowledge and innovations to the field of psychological treatments for children. By working to master the student upgrade their theoretical and practical knowledge on a specific problem in psychopathology and child and adolescent therapy, the following presents develops scientific standards.Competencies and learning outcomesGeneral competenciesShow reasonable critical sense and intellectual curiosity about the factors influencing or causing psychological disorders.Be able to upgrade, consolidate, and integrate new knowledge to improve the profession using continuous self-learning techniques and critical analysis.Specific competenciesKnow how to identify the personal and psychosocial factors that may risk the health of children and adolescents.Know how to apply direct intervention strategies and methods in children and adolescents: construction of healthy scenarios, prevention of problems, and quality of life.Know how to prepare reports for different purposes (information, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, counseling, research, etc.) and directed at different audiences (patients, administrators, other psychologists, other professionals, etc.).Objectives (Learning outcomes)The student will be able to consult sources of scientific and professional documentation in psychologyThe student will be able to relate concepts from different studies on a relevant issue in child psychotherapyThe student will be able to apply the latest knowledge of a disorder or therapeutic aspect in child therapyThe student will be able to prepare a report according to international standards in psychologyThe student will be able to present oral and written form the results of their work and discuss itContentsLecture topicsTeaching unitsThe scientific literature on clinical child psychologyScientific-professional reportingCourse contentsBasic bibliographyHuth, Edward J. "Cómo escribir y publicar trabajos en ciencias de la salud". Barcelona Ediciones Científicas y Técnicas 1992. Walker, Melissa. "Cómo escribir trabajos de investigación". Barcelona Gedisa 2000. Complementary bibliographyDay, Robert A. Gastel, Barbara. "Cómo escribir y publicar trabajos científicos". Washington Organización Panamericana de la Salud, 2008. Norman, Guy. "Cómo escribir un artículo científico en inglés". Madrid Hélice [1999]. LinksSoftwareMethodology and gradingMethodologyProblem-based learning: Develop active learning strategies through problem solving that promote thinking, experimentation, and decision making in the student.GradingThe evaluation was based on the evaluation of work submitted in writing by the student, who will be defended publicly. Students will have a tutor who will supervise the work to master. During the first quarter of the course, students submit a research proposal on a page, with the approval of the guardian, who must be approved for development work. The work must meet the standards required of a scientific report and will be written according to the style guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6 th Ed.) Consist of the following sections: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion and conclusions, references. The approximate length will be 5000 words. The criteria for evaluating the work will be originality, proper research design, methodology and the contribution to the field.