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About Study Course

Department: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy
Credit points / ECTS:3 / 4.5
Course supervisor:Laura Valaine
Study type:Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Medical Services
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Clinical Medicine; Health Care

Objective

The student should acquire knowledge about the relationship between mental and somatic physiological processes, develop skills in establishing a therapeutic relationship and providing emotional support.

Prerequisites

Not required.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

As a result of studying the subject students will acquire knowledge about the psychic and somatic interaction processes, basic knowledge of psychotherapy process and competence in building logopedist-patient therapeutic relationship.

Skills

Students will develop skills in building a therapeutic relationship with the patient and also to provide psychological support.

Competence

Students will be able to analyze the biological, emotional and social factors of etiology and pathogenesis of disease. Understand and analyze the need for psychotherapy in patients with speech disorders, understand the diagnostic criteria and the need for combination of therapies.

Study course planning

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