Master Clinical Psychology

Leiden/ August 30, 2012 /Clinical Psychology

Master in Psychology

Specialization: Clinical Psychology


Welcome to the MSc Clinical psychology (CP)!!

Who are we?

Nadia Garnefski (study coordinator CP)

Anne van Giezen (mentor Dutch students and Thesis coordinator)

Marc Cleiren (Internship coördinator)

Rimke Haringsma (mentor International students)

Willem van der Does (head of the Department)


?students in total

? Dutch

? International

Which nationalities?


Professional perspectiveFocus on mental disorders/mental health within one of the

following contexts:

TreatmentTreatment : : - mental health care- mental health care- medical settings - medical settings - nursing homes, - nursing homes, - forensic clinics- forensic clinics

ResearchResearch : :- university - university - research institutes- research institutes

Other settingsOther settings : :- Schools- Schools- Assessment centers- Assessment centers- Coaching settings - Coaching settings - Policy making settings- Policy making settings


The Clinical Psychology Master program: an

overview


The Clinical Psychology Master program:

an overview

• Four mandatory courses• Thesis• Internship • Electives• Mentorate


THE FOUR MANDATORY COURSES (20 ects)

• Experimental Clinical Psychology (5 ects)• Basic Therapeutic Skills (5 ects)• Clinical Interviewing and Assessment (5 ects)• Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions (5 ects)

All four courses this semester > enrollment today! Prerequisite for Clinical Internship


Thesis and Internship

Thesis 20 ects

Internship 20 ects GGZ (prerequisite GZ-opleiding NL)

Internship 10 ects + electives 10 ects

OR


Thesis and internship

Monday September 17:• Informative opening lecture

thesis/internship,14-16 PM in SA41 • Poster presentation of thesis topics, 16-

17 PM at the back of the restaurant• Drinks afterwards.


Thesis coordinator: Dr. Anne van Giezen ([email protected])

Internship coordinator: Dr. Marc Cleiren ([email protected])

Information on Blackboard: >Master clinical psychology general

>master thesis>master internship


Electives (10 or 20 ects)

• List of electives in e-guide (this & other specialisations)

• Electives from other institutes/universities require formal approval exam committee

Some electives this semester > enrollment today! Other electives next semester > enrollment next semester


Elective courses Clinical Psychology for Dutch and International students

This semester:

• The Psychodynamic Perspective (5 ECTS)

• Trainers Course Communication Skills + IBV trainer (elective or internship) (20 ECTS Dutch students only; starts in October 2012) Enrollment today!

Electives at other institutes or other universities require formal approval by Examination Committee

Next semester:

• A transdiagnostic approach to eating disorders (5 ECTS)Enrollment next semester


Trainers Course Communication Skills (elective + internship) 10+10 ECTS

• Dutch students only• TCCS: October, 2012 – December, 2012 • IBV January, 2012 – end of March 2012• Aim: To develop teaching skills for communication and social skills

training from a psychological perspective. • A combination of theory, training and real-life practice • For those who want to explore the vocation of professional

trainership.

• Selected participants will teach 2nd year BA students the course Interpersoonlijke Beroepsvaardigheden (IBV) (2nd semester).

This semester – enrollment Today


Mentorate for Dutch students

• Personal mentor of the Dutch students is Mrs. Dr. Anne van Giezen ([email protected])

• Dutch students have to sign up for the first MANDATORY meeting at the list next to room 2B40.

• You have to fill in your ‘Masterplan’ before you meet with the mentor (see Blackboard!)

• Check Blackboard for more information


Mentorate for international students

• Personal mentor of the international students is Mrs. Dr. Rimke Haringsma ([email protected])

• Mentorate starts with a lecture, which is obligatory

• Date & time: Monday September 3, 9 - 11 AM in room 1A09

• Note: please provide this information to other international students who do not have this information yet (late arrivals)


Aim of the mentorate

• Choices within the master program (e.g. electives)

• Problems with the study (e.g. progress or organisational problems)

• Future perspectives (e.g. internship, postmaster courses)

• Referral to the right persons


Master Opleidings Commissie – Master’s Program Committee (MOC)

•Joint committee of lecturers and student-representatives

•Responsible for educational affairs

•Monthly meetings

We are looking for a new student-representative!

Interested? Contact our MOC lecturer-representative:

Mrs. Dr. Anne van Giezen ([email protected])


International Student platform (ISP)

• Subcommittee of the Master’s Programs Committee (MOC)

• Concerned with educational and other problems specific for international students

• Meets three times per year.

We are looking for new student-representatives!

Interested? Send an e-mail to Mrs. Mirthe Haas ([email protected])


Basics

• Blackboard: Info on courses, results from exams, assignments for workgroups…. You enroll yourself

• Usis: Subscribe for courses, register for examinations, check your grades, …..

Registration for all examinations through Usis, 10 calendar days in advance of the exam, otherwise you are not allowed to participate.

• Umail: used by the university to send important messages (forward it to your personal mail)

• Studentnumber: Not yet received? contact the psychology office (onderwijsdienst) or the International Office immediately. For subscription: Mrs. Van Velzen 2A55


Contact persons• Secretariate Clinical and Health psychology, Mrs Bionda KijkindeVegte

([email protected]), room 2B57 Questions regarding your workgroups, results of exams, etc. But not today!!!

• Coördinators of the courses: Experimentele Clinical Psychology (Prof.dr. Willem van der Does)

Basic Therapeutic Skills (Dr. Hendrik Koopman)

Clinical Interviewing and Assessment (Dr. Anne van Giezen)

Cognitive Behavioral Interventions (Dr. Nadia Garnefski)

• Your mentor (Dr. Anne van Giezen or Dr. Rimke Haringsma): questions regarding planning, study progress, personal problems

• Study coördinator for Clinical Psychology: Dr. Nadia Garnefski; ([email protected]), room 2B45 exemptions, recurrent failures for exams, alternative study paths, confidential issues

• Study coördinator general psychology office Mrs Mirthe Haas; ([email protected]), room 2A49 all other questions about study organization, practical issues, rules and regulations, etc that are not clinical-psychology related


Agenda (reminder):

• For all: Today between 12-15pm enrollment master courses

– For help with enrolling: Mrs. W. van Velzen (2A57)– For advice: Mrs. M.T. Haas (2A49)– Read carefully in Usis the remarks (e.g. “Students Clinical Psychology”,

“international students”, “Dutch”, “English”), so you enroll in the right course group (remember the act. codes of the courses)

– If Usis reports for a chosen elective: “Full” or “waiting list” there is a realistic possibility that you can not follow the course. However if it is a mandatory course you will always be placed.

• For internationals: Mandatory lecture (mentorate) on Monday September 3, 9-11 am, 1A09

• For Dutch: sign up for the mandatory intake mentorate meeting at room 2B40 today

• Thesis/internship information on Monday September 17 in SA41 (Start 14 PM)

• Think about becoming a student representative in the Master Committee (Dutch) or International Student Platform


Enrollment Dutch students… !!!please be aware that you enroll for courses in Clinical Psychology and not for Health Psychology, as courses with

the same names exist for these two Masters

• Basic Therapeutic Skills:workgroups activity nr. 5141, 5143-5146, 8053lecture activity nr. 4718

• Cognitive Behavioral Interventions:workgroup activity nr. 3493 (one single signup)

lectures activity nr. 3503• Clinical Interviewing and Assessment:

workgroups activity nr. 5275, 5277, 5279, 5280, 5281, lectures activity nr. 4720

• Experimental Clinical Psychology: workgroup activity nr. 5108 (one single signup) lectures activity nr. 4722

• The Psychodynamic Perspective:lectures activity nr. 4829


Enrollment international students…!!!please be aware that you enroll for courses in Clinical Psychology and not for Health

Psychology, as courses with the same names exist for these two Masters• Basic Therapeutic Skills:

workgroups activity nr. 5140, 5147, 6857 time/date not definitive

lecture activity nr. 4718• Cognitive Behavioral Interventions:

workgroups activity nr. 3492 (one single signup)lectures activity nr. 3503

• Clinical Interviewing and Assessment:workgroups activity nr. 5276, 5282, 5278 time/date not

definitivelectures activity nr. 4720

• Experimental Clinical Psychology: workgroups activity nr. 5108 (one single signup)lectures activity nr. 4722

• The Psychodynamic Perspective:lectures activity nr. 4829


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