Psychology of Health and Rehabilitation

Long-cycle Master’s Studies

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

The aim of the program:

Main aim of the specialty Psychology of Health and Rehabilitation is to prepare students for being a professional support for the people coping with somatic and mental diseases during the stages of treatment, rehabilitation and adaptation to health changes. Program concentrates on the deep understanding of complex relation between psychological, biological and social factors, which influence the patient’s health condition and their well-being. Education is interdisciplinary and it integrates the knowledge of clinical psychology, psychology od health, therapeutic interventions and psycho-social rehabilitation.

Who is it for?

The specialty is aimed at students who:

are interested in psychology of health, clinical and rehabilitation psychology,
want to work with patients with chronic illnesses, disabled and elderly,
plan their career in hospitals, sanatoria, day care centers or rehabilitation facilities,
are ready to work in conditions requiring empathy, endurance and mental resilience,
want to develop their competence in psychological support, health education and promotion of health.

Students gain competence in recognizing psychological consequences of a disease, in designing and performing therapeutic activities and in cooperating with medical and rehabilitation team. Classes also include patient-therapist communication, support of the patient’s family, and promotion of health and prevention of disorders.

Advantages of the specialty:

interdisciplinary approach which includes psychology, medicine, rehabilitation and social sciences,
development of practical competencies necessary in the work of psychologist of health,
emphasis on supporting the patient in the real clinical and care conditions,
preparation for the work in medical, therapeutic and rehabilitation teams,
currentness and relevance of the subject matter to demographic and health challenges of the 21^st century,
development of the empathy, communicativeness and professionalism when working with patients in difficult life circumstances.

Main subjects covered during the program

The growing demand for psychological support in the context of aging society, increased number of people with chronic diseases and disabilities causes the competence gained during studying of this specialty being increasingly desired on the labour market.

Psychology of a disease, death and grief
Psychology of addictions
Clinical psychology of children and adolescents
Clinical psychology of adults
Psychotherapy
Behavior and personality disorders
Anxiety and nervous disorders

Addiction to psychoactive substances
Psychological clinical diagnosis
Pediatric psychology
Psychotraumatology and psychopathology
Psychology of marriage and family
Human sexuality in the cycle of life
Judicial and penitentiary psychology
Psychology of disabled

Job perspectives

Hospitals, clinics and specialist counselling facilities,

Rehabilitation centers, sanatoria and day care facilities,

Hospices and palliative care facilities,

Geriatric institutions and retirement homes,

Patients’ organizations and associations supporting ill and disabled people,

Facilities engaged in the promotion of health, prevention and psychosocial support.

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

Graduates:

Have the knowledge on psychological diagnosis of the patients with chronic diseases, disability and patients after injuries or surgeries,
Can design and conduct psychological interventions aimed at supporting of the patient in the process of healing and convalescence,
Understand psychological mechanisms of adaptation to a disease, to hospitalization, chronic pain and loss of capacity,

What can our graduate do?

are prepared to working with various groups of patients – the elderly, people with somatic diseases, with chronic diseases, with neurological diseases and the people with functional limitations,
posses good communication skills in a therapist-patient and in therapist-patient’s family relations,
can act effectively in interdisciplinary teams, cooperating with medical and rehabilitation staff,
are empathic, ethically sensitive and ready to support people in crisis situations.

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