Internship

Code:

P913

Acronym:

ES

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2017/2018 - A

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIPSI	23	Official Curricular Structure	5	-	30	380	810

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

It is expected that the student is able to:

. develop the required personal and relational resources to a successful adaptation to the context of stage and teamwork with several professionals;

. apply the knowledge and skills acquired in academia in the context of the internship;

. respond in a competent, flexible and creative way to demands and obstacles that could result from the specific contexts of work, progressively developing autonomy;

. develop a reasoned discussion, which involves articulation between the practice and the knowledge acquired during the master’s degree, about the potential and limitations of different modes of intervention for human development;

. act in strict compliance with the deontological code, recognizing the social and the ethical implications of actions.

Learning outcomes and competences

The objectives were defined above as learning outcomes.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Program

The internships take place in multiple settings with which it was previously established protocols of collaboration, and organize themselves according to the various areas and subareas of the MIP. Given the broad range of professional contexts of host entities is covered a multitude of fields, methods and strategies of assessment/intervention, as well as targets.

In addition to an onsite advisor whose function is to monitor closely the activities performed by the trainee, there are supervisors who are teachers of the faculty and who meet regularly with the interns, and ensure the link between the college and the host institutions.

At the end of the first week of internship, and in the course of meetings conducted with the advisor, the trainee shall submit to the supervisor a plan of activities to be carried out during the school year.

Mandatory literature

Ricou Miguel; A^ética e a deontologia no exercício da psicologia. ISBN: 978-989-99037-1-5

Comments from the literature

Diverse bibliographic sources depending on the internship's area.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Initially interns spend some time participating by observation and progressively they become more autonomous in their actions. Their practices are continuously reflected, either in the context of the relationship with the advisor, or of relationship with the supervisor.

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Trabalho de campo	75,00
Trabalho escrito	15,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	130,00
Estudo autónomo	100,00
Frequência das aulas	80,00
Realização de Estágio	300,00
Trabalho de campo	100,00
Trabalho de investigação	100,00
Total:	810,00

Calculation formula of final grade

The evaluation is distributed throughout the year. In addition to information obtained from regular contacts between supervisors and trainees, are held two meetings (one at the end of each semester) with the various advisors, where supervisors have the opportunity to put their comments on the performance and development of the learning of trainees and fill out an individual record according to a set of criteria. At the end of the year should be delivered a report by the student, where it is expected that the student present and discuss the activities done, and elaborate on personal reflection of the internship experience, grounded in articulation between theory and practice.

Examinations or Special Assignments

N/A

Classification improvement

N/A