Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - BarcelonaSkills Laboratory 3
Main language of instruction: Spanish
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English
Head instructor
Gda. Sonia PALACIOS - spalacios@uic.es
Office hours
After class or request an appointment by mail.
The psychology skills laboratory is a space for experiential learning in small groups, which aims to provide the student with a better knowledge of himself, the acquisition of social and communication skills, and the development of skills to establish a good professional relationship.
It is a space that combines work in the classroom with assistance to SUPPORT and is present during the four courses of the degree in order that the student will acquire a deeper level in the three areas of competence.
The psychology skills laboratory 3 focuses the development of emapthy and assertiveness, on communication skills and report writing.
To take this subject, you must have passed Psychology Skills Laboratory 2.
1. Write psychological assessment reports in a structured and coherent way.
2. Critically defend his/her position in a debate.
3. Gives a good feedback.
4. Use understandable language.
5. Use non-verbal language consistently.
6. Solve simulated situations related to professional practice.
7. Use an assertive communication style.
8. Show empathy
9. Make minutes of the sessions summarizing the main information and incorporating a synthesis of the reflections of the classmates.
1. Basis of communication
2. Oral activities:
2.1. The talk
2.2. The debate
2.3. The interview
3. Communication styles:
3.1. Assertive style
3.2. Aggressive style
3.3. Passive style.
4. Social skills: empathy.
5. Practice of skills through situations that may occur in consultation.
6. Written communication: preparation of a report.
7. Communication of results
7.1. Interpretation of results
7.2. Returning a report
7.3. Bad news communication
The methodology followed in the psychology skills laboratories is an experiential methodology based on reflective thinking, practice and participation. For this, the groups have been planned for a maximum of 12 people. The practical classes will be combined with group work, role playing techniques and debate and discussion.
In SUPPORT the students will come in groups of 5, these 5 students will be divided into two rooms. 2 students will observe the real cases from an attached room with a double mirror and 3 students from a nearby room with live video recording. Each student will go through the two rooms.
Attendance at the Psychology Skills Laboratory and to Support is mandatory and essential to pass the subject. The student can only have a maximum of three absences of attendance that will have to be duly justified and informed. In case the number of allowed absences is exceeded or they are not justified it will not be possible to pass the subject.
Each student must attend classes in the group that has been assigned.
The evaluation will be through the reflective portfolio about the programmed activities and the dossier of Support. In addition part of the evaluation will result from the inter-subjects practical test (ECOE format) made at the end of the semester, in which different situations will arise that the student will have to solve individually.
Dossier of Support: 20%
Portfolio and narrative record: 40%
Structured objective clinical examination (ECOE): 40%
It is necessary to pass each part with 5 to do the average.
In second call it will be necessary to to recover just the failed part.
Fernández-Ballesteros, R. (2013). Evaluación psicológica. Conceptos, métodos y estudio de casos. Madrid: Editorial Pirámide.