Psychology II

Code:

MD2409

Acronym:

P II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Clinical Psychology

Instance: 2015/2016 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.up.pt/course/view.php?id=3561
Responsible unit:	Mestrado Integrado
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMD	82	PLANO OFICIAL 2007/2008 BOLONHA	2	-	3	45	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

 

To approach key concepts relevant to communication skills learning in a more experiential (practical and applicable to dentistry)

To make students more aware of the advantages of  embedding clinical communication skills in clinical practice (content), so that these skills become perceived as core elements of good practice and higher quality care.

Learning outcomes and competences

Be able to create and maintain a therapeutic environment conducive to sound development of dental practice;Be able to identify the needs and motivations that lead a patient to seek a dentist;Promote greater recognition of the importance of effective communication in the dentist-patient relationship;Stimulate discussion and reflection on important references of clinical communication;Recognize the teamwork processes;Identify and develop personal skills that result in collaborative practices;Describe and use of communication models in healthcare teams;Train specific skills to improve communication on basic and challenging clinical situations.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Clinical Communication Skills

The communication model and the clinical interview

The therapeutic context in dentistry 

 

Basic and advanced communication skills  

 

Challenges 

Communication in Healthcare Teams  

Motivational interviewing and its importance to adherence 

The therapeutic context and environment 

Reflective practice

Mandatory literature

Freeman Ruth; Communicating in dental practice. ISBN: 978-1-85097-099-8
Silverman Jonathan; Skills for communicating with patients. ISBN: 978-1-85775-640-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

Based on a medical communication skills model, the various stages of the consultation process and the main communication skills to be used in each of these moments will be shown. Then, according to research carried out within the psychology applied to dentistry, evidence will be presented on how to deal with the major challenges of dentistry.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
	Exame		25,00
	Trabalho de campo		75,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Criteria:
- 75% minimum of class attendance;
- to activelly participate in the class activities;
- to produce and to deliver the requested pratical works;
- to attend to the final exam;
- 9,5 values minimum (on a 0 to 20 points scale) in each assesment element.

Calculation formula of final grade

5% - Attendance