Neuropsychotherapy

Recommended Prerequisites

Undergraduate degree in psychology

Teaching Methods

Teaching methods include two hours a week of lectures and one hour of practical training. In the theoretical component there will be presentations by the instructor along with students' presentations and general discussion. In the practical component, specific intervention techniques will be presented and trained.

Learning Outcomes

1. To know the cellular and molecular mechanisms of neurotoxicity and neuroplasticity.

2. To understand the impact of neurotoxicity and neuroplasticity in psychopathology and psychotherapy

3. To identify the toxicity and neuroplasticity mechanisms associated with developmental tasks of the infant, child, adolescent, adult and aging adult.

4. To practice evidence-based psychotherapeutic strategies for facilitating each developmental task of and promoting neuroplasticity

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1.The role of neurotoxicit-neuroplasticity in psychopathology-psychotherapy

2.Neuropsychotherapy (NP) with Infants: Developmental task (Secure Environment); Neurotoxicity (Neglect); Neuroplasticity (Caring); Interventions (Parental Training)

3.NP with Children:  Developmental task (Learning); Neurotoxicity (Household Chaos); Neuroplasticity (Self-regulation); Interventions (Executive Control)

4.NP with Adolescents: Developmental task (Healthy Lifestyles); Neurotoxicity (Addiction); Neuroplasticity (Healthy Behavior); Interventions (Motivational Interviewing)

5.NP with Adults: Developmental task (Mood Regulation); Neurotoxicity (Stress); Neuroplasticity (Emotional Regulation); Interventions (Emotional Engagement/Disengagement) 

6.NP with Aging Adults: Developmental task (Mind+Body Integration); Neurotoxicity (Environmental Impoverishment); Neuroplasticity (Sensorial Stimulation); Interventions (Combined Training)  

Head Lecturer(s)

Óscar Filipe Coelho Neves Gonçalves

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Other: 25.0%
Resolution Problems: 25.0%
Exam: 50.0%

Bibliography

Arden, J.B. (2019). Mind, Brain, Gene: Toward a Psychotherapy Integration. NY: Norton

Cozolino, L. (2017). The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy: Healing the Social Brain. NY: Norton (3^rd Ed)

Folensbee, R. W. (2007). Neurosciences of psychological therapies. Cambridge University Press.

Gonçalves, Ó. F., & Perrone-McGovern, K. M. (2014). A neuroscience agenda for counseling

psychology research. Journal of Counseling and Psychology, 61(4), 507–512

Gonçalves, O. F., & Perrone-McGovern, K. M. (2016). Translating Neuroscience into Counselling Practice. Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 50, 421-440.

Gonçalves, O. F. (2019). O cérebro errante. São Paulo: Brasil.

Paris, J. (2017). Psychotherapy in the age of neuroscience. NY: Oxford University Press