Instituto Superior De Estudios Psicológicos ISEP
Master in Neuropsychological Evaluation
Online Spain
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Introduction
With ISEP's Master in Neuropsychological Evaluation you will master neuropsychological evaluation, identify pathologies with precision, and expand your perspectives on diagnosis and therapeutic guidance in pathologies of the Central Nervous System and its congitive effects.
Why Choose Our Program?
- It responds to a real need in the labor market: The growing demand for neuropsychologists specialized in the evaluation and treatment of neurocognitive disorders makes this master's degree an option with a high employability potential.
- Comprehensive and updated training: The program is designed by a team of expert professionals in neuropsychology, neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry and clinical psychology, who will provide you with complete and updated training in the latest neuropsychological evaluation techniques and tools.
- Practical and evidence-based methodology: You will learn through the study of real cases and the application of various innovative teaching strategies, which will allow you to develop the necessary skills to successfully carry out your professional practice.
- Opportunity to specialize: This master's degree opens the doors to specialization in different areas of neuropsychology, such as child neuropsychology, geriatric neuropsychology, forensic neuropsychology, among others.
Ideal Students
The Master's degree is aimed at graduates in the following areas:
- Psychology
- Medicine
- Psychopedagogy
- Neuropsychology
- Neurorehabilitation
- Neuroeducation
- Logopedia
- Other health professionals
Curriculum
ECTS: 60
Bloque 1: Evaluación Neuropsicológica
- Módulo 1: Fundamentos de Neurociencia: Anatomía y farmacología del sistema nervioso.
- Module 2: Fundamentals of Neuroscience: Neuroimaging techniques.
- Módulo 3: Neuropsicología de la atención y las funciones ejecutivas.
- Módulo 4: Neuropsicología de la memoria.
- Módulo 5: Neuropsicología del lenguaje y la lectoescritura.
- Módulo 6: Metodología aplicada a la neuropsicología clínica.
- Módulo 7: Neuropsicología de la percepción y del control motor.
- Módulo 8: Evaluación neuropsicológica.
- Módulo 9: El protocolo de evaluación neuropsicológica.
- Módulo 10: Neuropsicología de las dificultades del aprendizaje.
- Módulo 11: Neuropsicología de la discapacidad intelectual.
- Módulo 12: Neuropsicología de los trastornos del espectro autista.
- Módulo 13: Daño cerebral adquirido en la edad infantil.
- Module 14: Acquired brain damage and neurosurgery: epilepsy, neoplasms and other etiologies.
- Módulo 15: Daño cerebral adquirido en la edad adulta: enfermedad cerebrovascular.
- Módulo 16: Daño cerebral adquirido en la edad adulta: traumatismos craneoencefálicos.
- Módulo 17: Daño cerebral adquirido en la edad adulta: sistémicas, multisistémicas y autoinmunes.
- Módulo 18: Daño cerebral adquirido en la edad adulta: esclerosis múltiple.
- Módulo 19: Neuropsicología del envejecimiento y las demencias primarias.
- Módulo 20: Neuropsicología de la adicción.
- Módulo 21: Neuropsicología de los trastornos mentales.
- Module 22: Forensic Neuropsychology.
Práctica 1: Casos Clínicos
- Inatención y síndrome disejecutivo.
- Amnesia.
- Afasia, alexia y agrafía.
- Agnosia y apraxia.
- TDAH, trastornos del aprendizaje, trastorno del lenguaje.
- Atención temprana (0-6 años).
- Daño cerebral.
- Fibromialgia, fatiga crónica, cefalea y otros.
- Envejecimiento y demencias.
- Evaluación de la emoción y la motivación.
Block 2: Practical Applications
- Module 24: Practicum.
- Module 25: Master's final project (TFM).
Program Outcome
What Skills Will You Acquire With The Master in Neuropsychological Assessment?
Through this program, you will acquire the following skills:
- Conduct a neuropsychological interview to provide a complete clinical history.
- Identify possible neuropsychological pathologies.
- Acquire assessment and diagnostic strategies and instruments in neuropsychology.
- Expand your perspectives on evaluation, diagnosis and therapeutic guidance in pathologies that affect the central nervous system and its consequences on higher cognitive processes.
Career Opportunities
What Professional Opportunities Does the Master in Neuropsychological Assessment Offer You?
After completing this Master you will be able to work in:
- Psychiatry: Evaluates and diagnoses neurocognitive alterations associated with mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
- Neurology: Collaborates with neurologists in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, strokes, and traumatic brain injuries.
- Education: Supporting students with learning difficulties or neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Internal Medicine: Assisting in the evaluation and treatment of patients with chronic or degenerative diseases affecting the Central Nervous System.
- Healthcare centers: Provides neuropsychological care to patients with various conditions that affect the central nervous system.
- Forensic neuropsychology: Collaborates with courts of law in the evaluation of the mental capacity of individuals and in the preparation of expert reports.