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The Work of a Psychologist in Rehabilitation

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:01.08.2024 09:11:12
Study Course Information
Course Code:SZF_121LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:PsychologyTarget Audience:Psychology
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Marina Brice
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfatrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)7Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures14
Classes (count)4Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes8
Total Contact Hours22
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Objective:
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
2Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
3Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
Classes1.00E-Studies platform
4Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
Classes1.00E-Studies platform
5Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
Classes1.00E-Studies platform
6Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
Classes1.00E-Studies platform
7Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Assessment Criteria:
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:
Skills:
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Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Brian, E., Marks, D. F., Murray, M. D., & Estacio, E. V. (Eds.). (2011). Health psychology: theory, research and practice. SAGE Publications.
2Coetzer, R., Daisley, A., Newby, G., & Weatherhead, S. (Eds.). (2013). Practical neuropsychological rehabilitation in acquired brain injury: A guide for working clinicians. Karnac Books.
3Evenden, J. (2018). Building Motivational Interviewing Skills: A Practitioner Workbook (2nd ed.). Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 18(2), 216-217.
4Freedland, K. (2022). Handing of Health Psychology. Health Psychology, 41(12), 893.
5Kennedy, P. (2012). The Oxford Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology. Oxford University Press.
6Koļesņikova, J., Mārtinsone, K., Freimane, G., un Mihailovs, I. J. (2022). Klīniskā un veselības psihologa profesionālā darbība veselības aprūpes vidē: aktualitāte, pieredze, izaicinājumi. Rīga: RSU, 32 lpp.
7Mārtinsone, K. un Sudraba, V. (Eds) (2019). Veselības psiholoģija starpdisciplināra pieeja. RSU izdevniecība.
Additional Reading
1Miller, J., & Grise-Owens, E. (2020). Self-Care: An Imperative. Social Work. New York, 65(1), 5-9.
2Wahass S. H. (2005). The role of psychologists in health care delivery. Journal of family & community medicine, 12(2), 63–70.
3Vögele, C., & Spaderna, H. (2019). The European Journal of Health Psychology – Health psychology in Europe. European Journal of Health Psychology, 26(3), 69-70.
4Scholz, U. (2019). It's Time to Think about Time in Health Psychology. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-being, 11(2), 173-186.
5Sica, R. (2020). Medical adjustment counseling: An evidence-based neuropsychological approach in the care of medical patients. NeuroRehabilitation (Reading, Mass.), 46(2), 213-225.
6Park, J. & Nasypany, A. (2012). Psychological Consultation in Rehabilitation. The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 10 (1), 1-5.
7Miller, W.R., Rollnick, S. (2013). Motivational interviewing: Helping People Change. New York, London: The Guilford press.
Other Information Sources
1Rehabilitation Psychology