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Contemporary Trends in Psychology and Interdisciplinary Approach in the Context of Healthcare I
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:24.11.2023 13:58:44
Study Course Information | |||||||||
Course Code: | VPUPK_314 | LQF level: | Level 8 | ||||||
Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
Branch of Science: | Psychology | Target Audience: | Psychology | ||||||
Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
Course Supervisor: | Jeļena Koļesņikova | ||||||||
Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
Contacts: | Riga, 5 J. Asara Street, vppkrsu[pnkts]lv, +37167061587 | ||||||||
Study Course Planning | |||||||||
Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
Classes (count) | 0 | Class Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||
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Study course description | |||||||||
Preliminary Knowledge: | General knowledge at Master's level. | ||||||||
Objective: | To deepen doctoral students' understanding of contemporary trends in psychology, including in the context of healthcare within the framework of an interdisciplinary approach and to promote understanding of how to develop the doctoral thesis, and to develop competence in crisis and conflict resolution and stress management. | ||||||||
Assessment | |||||||||
Unaided Work: | The doctoral student prepares a brief report on his participation and contribution to the research project/activity in which he participated. Promoting the understanding of how to develop one's doctoral thesis within the current topics of contemporary psychology, the doctoral student participates in a scientific project/activity on the topic of the doctoral thesis, develops the scientific skills and abilities necessary to achieve the goals. The student's contribution to the improvement of the study process is the provision of meaningful feedback on the study course by filling out its evaluation questionnaire. | ||||||||
Assessment Criteria: | The doctoral student can documentally confirm: participation in national and/or international research projects/events, international exchange programs of scientists that correspond to the topic of the doctoral thesis. | ||||||||
Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test | ||||||||
Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
Knowledge: | Will be able to independently analyze and explain the development trends of modern psychology, within the framework of an interdisciplinary approach, in the context of health care and reasonedly discuss the topic of his doctoral thesis. | ||||||||
Skills: | Will be able to independently update the research problem in the context of health care in connection with the topic of his doctoral thesis and prepare a literature review on it based on the latest research. Will be able to demonstrate the ability to create a text using a scientific style. Will be able to demonstrate in-depth understanding of modern psychological trends and the topic of his work in the discussion. | ||||||||
Competencies: | Independently develop a literature review summary of contemporary research in psychology in the health care context in accordance with your doctoral thesis, demonstrating the ability to formulate a research problem, systematically and purposefully select recent research and analyze it. Argumentatively discuss the modern achievements of psychological science and be able to present the concept of own work. | ||||||||
Bibliography | |||||||||
No. | Reference | ||||||||
Required Reading | |||||||||
1 | American Psychological Association (2023). 11 emerging trends for 2023. What’s ahead for psychologists and the field? Monitor on Psychology 2023 Issues, 1. | ||||||||
2 | Line Joranger. (2019). An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Human Mind : Subjectivity, Science and Experiences in Change. Routledge. | ||||||||
3 | Louis E. Grove. (2019). New Developments in Psychology Research. Nova. | ||||||||
4 | Mārtinsone, K. un Sudraba, V. (red.). (2019). Veselības psiholoģija. Teorijas un prakses starpdisciplinārā perspektīva. RSU izdevniecība. | ||||||||
5 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
6 | American Psychological Association (2023). 11 emerging trends for 2023. What’s ahead for psychologists and the field? Monitor on Psychology 2023 Issues, 1. | ||||||||
7 | Line Joranger. (2019). An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Human Mind : Subjectivity, Science and Experiences in Change. Routledge. | ||||||||
8 | Louis E. Grove. (2019). New Developments in Psychology Research. Nova. | ||||||||
9 | Ciucci, M. (2020). Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. ENVI Webinar Proceedings. European Union. | ||||||||
Additional Reading | |||||||||
1 | Ciucci, M. (2020). Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. ENVI Webinar Proceedings. European Union. | ||||||||
2 | Cust, F., Combes, H., Priest, H., & Cust, H. (2021). Inter-professional education in a child mental health-care context: Children’s nursing and clinical psychology students learning together. The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education, and Practice, 16(1), 21-31. | ||||||||
3 | Kazak, A. E., Nash, J. M., Hiroto, K., & Kaslow, N. J. (2017). Psychologists in patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs): Roles, evidence, opportunities, and challenges. American Psychologist, 72(1), 1-12. | ||||||||
4 | Skrule, J. (2022). Psihiskā veselība Latvijā 2015.-2021.gadā. Slimību profilakses un kontroles centrs, 18. izdevums. Rīga ISBN 978-9934-514-66-1 | ||||||||
5 | United For Global Mental Health (2020). The impact of COVID-19 on global mental health: A Briefing. | ||||||||
6 | Veselības ministrija (2021). “Par nepieciešamajiem pasākumiem 2021. gadam un turpmāk ik gadu, lai samazinātu ilglaicīgu negatīvo ietekmi uz sabiedrības psihisko veselību, ko rada COVID-19 pandēmija”. Informatīvais ziņojums. | ||||||||
7 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
8 | Ciucci, M. (2020). Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. ENVI Webinar Proceedings. European Union. | ||||||||
9 | Cust, F., Combes, H., Priest, H., & Cust, H. (2021). Inter-professional education in a child mental health-care context: Children’s nursing and clinical psychology students learning together. The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education, and Practice, 16(1), 21-31. | ||||||||
10 | Kazak, A. E., Nash, J. M., Hiroto, K., & Kaslow, N. J. (2017). Psychologists in patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs): Roles, evidence, opportunities, and challenges. American Psychologist, 72(1), 1-12. | ||||||||
Other Information Sources | |||||||||
1 | E-žurnālu datubāzes/Databases of e-journals: Academic Search Complete, Cambridge journals, Wiley-Blackwell, ScienceDirect | ||||||||
2 | Publikāciju bibliogrāfiskās un citēšanas informācijas datubāzes/Bibliographic and citation information databases of publications - Scopus, Web of Science |