Making Psychologist Training Meaningful in Higher Education - (Advances in Subjectivity and Development) (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book reflects on the process of training in psychology. The training of psychologists implies a solid theoretical background, accompanied by practical training and the development of personal variables. Its main objective is to bring the psychological knowledge that students acquire and improve throughout their training to society.

Book Synopsis

This book allows us to reflect on the process of training in psychology. The training of psychologists implies a solid theoretical background, accompanied by practical training and the development of personal variables. The main objective of this book is to bring to society the psychological knowledge that students acquire and improve throughout their training.

The chapters presented within this book include proposals developed within the framework of academic activities, professional practices or research processes in which students participate with their professors. Through contributions from different countries and research teams, this book analyzes the current and future variables that the training of psychologists faces, such as the powerful technological development and its influence on the practice of the profession, distance education/learning processes, the training of therapists and clinical training in a technological society, among others. Making Psychologist Training Meaningful in Higher Education: Future Challenges of Psychology constitutes a valuable contribution for psychology teachers, clinical supervisors, educational researchers and psychology students.

About the Author

Jean Nikola Cudina is an Academic and Psychologist.

Pablo Fossa is Director of the Cognition & Culture Laboratory (C&C Lab) of Instituto de Bienestar Socioemocional (IBEM) at the Faculty of Psychology, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile.

Julio César Ossa is Professor-researcher at the Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia.