Clinical psychology

Long-cycle Master’s Studies

Type of studies Long-cycle Master’s Studies
Major Psychology
Path of development Clinical psychology
Teaching mode Full-time, part-time
Program delivery Hybrid learning
Teaching period 5 years (10 semesters)

The aim of the program:

The aim of the Clinical Psychology is to provide the students with advanced academic knowledge and the functional skills essential at work in the domain of mental health. The program’s main concern are issues of psychological diagnosis, psychopathology, neuropsychology and therapeutic support of the people who experience emotional and behavioral disturbances and mental crises.

Students will have the opportunity to gain competence essential to recognize and analyze the mechanisms for the rise of mental health difficulties and to plan and apply proper forms of psychological help. The program includes both, clinical and academic components which allow further training in psychotherapy or specialization in clinical psychology.

Advantages of the specialty:

Classes run by specialists and practitioners with clinical experience;
Program in accordance with the requirements of Polish Psychological Association and current trends in the development of the clinical psychology in Europe;
Apprenticeships in renowned establishments of mental health;
Comprehensive preparation for further professional development in the domain of psychotherapy, neuropsychology and clinical diagnosis.

Main subjects covered during the program

Main subjects covered during the program:

Psychopathology and diagnosis:

Psychopathology of adults
Psychopathology of children and adolescents
Clinical and differential diagnosis
Practical use of psychological tests
Classification of mental disorders (ICD-11, DSM-5)

Neuropsychology and functioning of the brain:

Clinical neuropsychology
Psychophysiology and psychopharmacology
Neuropsychological diagnosis

Intervention and therapy:

Introduction to psychotherapy – review of trends
Crisis intervention
Psychotraumatology – work with people who experienced mental traumas
Therapy of anxiety disorders and depression
Elements of therapy of families and children

Professional training:

Analysis methods of clinical cases
Ethical and legal standards of a psychologist’s work
Apprenticeship in mental healthcare institutions

Job perspectives

Public and private healthcare (including psychiatry, neurology, oncology departments)

Mental health, and pedagogical and psychological counselling centers

Firmy psychoedukacyjne i prorozwojowe

Crisis intervention and addiction therapy centers

Social services, foundations and associations functioning in the field of mental health

Rehabilitation centers and nursing homes

Private and public psychology and psychotherapy practice (after fulfilling the necessary formal requirements).

Teaching mode

Teaching modes: full-time and part-time mode

Part-time mode

You meet the lecturer and the group both, online and at the premises of the University. Meetings take place on weekends and selected Friday afternoons.

Full-time mode

Classes are mostly of in-person nature organized on weekdays. Typically they take place 3-4 days a week at the premises of the University and some part of the lectures is delivered on-line.

How can you study this major?

Hybrid learning

Part of the classes (mainly lectures) are delivered on the MS Teams platform, and majority of labs are based on-site in the lecture rooms.

The schedule includes days that are fully remote, but also days that all classes are held on-site.

Prestigious internship opportunities:

Profile of the graduate

The graduate will have academic preparation to continue their education in school of psychotherapy, to obtain specialization in clinical psychology or family therapy.

What can our graduate do?

have specialist knowledge in the field of psychopathology of children, adolescents and adults;
have the ability to use the diagnostic tools in the work of a clinical psychologist, including psychological tests, interviews and clinical observations;
can analyze clinical cases and plan diagnostic and therapeutic actions;
are prepared to work with people with mental, emotional, psychosomatic disorders, and with neuropsychological deficits;
are familiar with the basis for various therapeutic approaches and are able to apply proper form of intervention;
are aware of the ethical norms and standards being in force in the clinical psychologist’s work;
are ready to cooperate with the interdisciplinary therapeutic team (e.g. with psychiatrist, therapist, neurologist and pedagogue).

Admission procedure

Step 1

Fill in the recruitment form (online recruitment)

Step 2

After online registration you will receive email message to your email address with the recruitment forms and payment instructions.

Step 3

Deliver all the necessary documents to the Recruitment Office.

Scans of signed documents need to be sent to the following email address: rekrutacja@amh.edu.pl
There is also possibility to deliver your documents via post, courier or in person to the Recruitment Office.

Al. Jerozolimskie 133A
02-304 Warszawa
tel. 22 535 01 49

STEP 4

Administration Fee

Recruitment fee – 85 PLN
Student identity card fee – – 22 PLN

Registration fee – 500 PLN

Payment need to be main to the general bank account number.

Recruitment fee and registration fee need to be paid into the following account number: PKO BP I O/Warszawa
Name of the recipient: Akademia Medyczna Nauk Stosowanych i Holistycznych 73 1020 1013 0000 0902 0157 01260902 0157 0126
transfer title: name and family name, ID number, item “opłaty administracyjne”.

Start of the specialty depends on the number of submissions, at least 25 people for each specialty. Chosen selection at the registration does not guarantee opening of the specialty.

Long-cycle Master’s Studies