DEPRESSION AND SELF-ESTEEM PROBLEMS CourseCode: 1324Degree: 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: FallType: RequiredLanguage: SpanishECTS credits: 4.5Lecture: 3Laboratory: 1.5Hours: 112.5Directed: 0Shared: 6Autonomous: 61Subject matter: Assessment and Treatment of Internalizing Disorders in Childhood and AdolescenceModule: Module II: Psychological Intervention in Childhood and Adolescent DisordersDepartment: Course instructors are responsible for the course content descriptions in English.Description1. Clinical description: Mood disorder.2. Epidemiology and comorbidity. 3. Etiology and risk factors.4. Evaluation.5. Effective treatments for childhood depression and lack of self-esteem.FacultyNameCoordinatorLectureLaboratoryESPADA SÁNCHEZ, JOSÉ PEDRO■■■MENDEZ CARRILLO, FRANCISCO XAVIER■■SEVILLA GASCÓ, JUAN■■Professional interestMood disorders are one of the most common disorders in childhood and adolescence. The course allows students to learn to diagnose the different mood disorders, assess and apply the proper treatment.Competencies and learning outcomesGeneral competenciesBe able to recognize and accept the ambiguity and complexity of psychological problems, as well as the tentative nature of their explanations and social context where they occur.Recognize and respect human diversity and understand that psychological explanations may vary throughout populations and contexts.Know how to assess and integrate different psychological aspects involved in the development of psychological disorders.Show reasonable critical sense and intellectual curiosity about the factors influencing or causing psychological disorders.Critically evaluate information and apply the scientific method to improve professional practice.Formulate hypotheses, assess information, and promote viable solutions to professional cases and situations.Be able to analyze, evaluate, and assess individual and collective situations, identify problems, interpret data, and formulate solutions to individual or collective problems.Apply ethics and deontological principles to the profession, considering user rights.Specific competenciesBe able to properly apply diagnostic criteria for different psychological disorders in children and youth.Know how to establish a treatment plan from predictions made about the child or adolescent and the psychological knowledge.Choose and select the most appropriate child/adolescent psychological intervention techniques in each case in order to achieve the objectives.Know how to apply the main techniques of effective and empirically proven interventions for 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 apply indirect intervention strategies and methods through other people (parents, teachers, etc.): counseling, training teachers, and other agents.Objectives (Learning outcomes)The student will be able to differentiate the different diagnostic criteria for mood disordersThe student will be able to apply the appropriate assessment tools for the diagnosis of mood disordersThe student will be able to intervene in child and adolescent depression and other problemsThe student will be able to conduct prevention programs for depression and self-esteem promotion in children and adolescentsContentsLecture topicsTeaching unitsPsychopathology of child and adolescent depressionPsychological treatment of child depressionCourse contentsBasic bibliographyEspada Sánchez, José Pedro coord / Orgilés Amorós, Mireia coord / Méndez Carrillo, F. Xavier coord. "Terapia psicológica con niños y adolescentes Estudio de casos clínicos". Madrid Pirámide D.L. 2006. Complementary bibliographyBarrio Gándara, Victoria del. Mestre Escrivá, María Vicenta. "Epidemiología de la depresión infantil en Valencia". Valáencia Conselleria de Sanitat i Consum 1989. Froján Parga, María Xesús. "Tratando... depresión guía de actuación para el tratamiento psicológico". Madrid Pirámide 2006. "Guía de práctica clínica sobre la depresión mayor en la infancia y en la adolescencia versión resumida". [Madrid] Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación 2009. LinksSoftwareMethodology and gradingMethodologyCase studies: Learning through the analysis of actual or simulated cases in order to interpret and resolve them by employing various alternative solution procedures.Lecture: Pass on knowledge and activate cognitive processes in students, encouraging their participation.Problem-based learning: Develop active learning strategies through problem solving that promote thinking, experimentation, and decision making in the student.GradingThe evaluation system is as follows:a)-Exam (50%): 20 questions with 3 choices of response. The correction system is PD = A - (E/k-1) / (number of items/10), where A is the number of correct answers, E the mistakes, and k the number of options. You need a 5 to pass the exam. b)-Portfolio (30%): activities indicated by the professor. c)-Teaching online (20%): activities in the virtual platform led by the teacher.The extraordinary exams in September and December will consist in an exam on the theoretical contents (50%) and an exam on the applied contents (50%).