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Affirmative psychology and mental health in the LGBTIQA+ community
Affirmative psychology and mental health in the LGBTIQA+ community
Overview
This microcredential trains individuals in providing mental health care to the LGBTQIA+ community from a human rights-based approach, promoting affirmative and respectful practices that decouple identity and orientation from any notion of pathology. Furthermore, it provides tools to identify and reverse historically pathologizing practices and to implement inclusive and non-discriminatory intervention models.
- To train participants to provide mental health care to the community
LGBTIQA+ based on the human rights framework, categorically dissociating identity and orientation from any notion of pathology. - To provide the knowledge and critical tools necessary to identify, question, and reverse historical psychological and psychiatric practices that have considered
non-cisgender and non-heterosexual identities and orientations as pathologies or disorders. - Develop professional skills for the application of approaches and models of
mental health interventions that are affirmative, respectful, and non-pathologizing towards
diversity of sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
Students must be between 25 and 64 years old on the date the training begins.
A university degree is not required to access this micro-credential. However, students wishing to access it must meet the following access requirements:
- Baccalaureate.
- Higher vocational training cycle (senior technician).
Academic program
- Mental health and diversity: From pathologization to affirmation.
- Psychosocial impact of discrimination. Minority stress model.
- Clinical competencies in affirmative care models.
- Therapeutic contexts and challenges in specific populations.
- Design of psychosocial interventions for prevention and community awareness.
- Theoretical classes: expository, explanatory or demonstration sessions of the contents and knowledge.
- Independent work: independent and self-regulated activity of the student based on the documentation and guidelines proposed in the subject, preparation of classes and exams, preparation of final reports, internship reports…
- Tutoring (individual, group…): activity in which the teaching staff attends to, facilitates and guides one or more students in the training process.
- Assessment: continuous assessment tests and final exams. Tests may be in person or online, and may be written, oral, or consist of practical exercises.
The methodology will be as follows:
- Lectures/expository method: presentation or explanation by the teaching staff.
- Evaluation: written tests, oral tests, practical tests, etc.
- Tutoring: instruction period in which teachers and students interact with the aim of reviewing and discussing materials and topics presented in class.
- Active methodologies: cooperative learning, project-based learning, flipped classroom, service learning, game-based learning, case studies, problem solving, etc.
They are aimed at making learning a participatory process and are based on the leading role of the students.
- Objective tests (true/false, multiple choice, test-type, fill-in-the-blank, ordering, etc.): These are measurement instruments that allow for the evaluation of knowledge, skills, performance, aptitudes, etc. The answers are closed-ended, thus promoting objectivity during the scoring process.
- Case studies, exercises and problems: tests in which students must solve, in a reasoned manner, within a certain time, and according to the established criteria, the cases, exercises or problems posed by the teaching staff, with the aim of applying the knowledge acquired.
General information
Credits: 3 ECTS
Duration: 16/03/2026 – 29/05/2026
Teaching modality: Virtual
Location: Virtual Classroom
Valued at €217.50
The cost of tuition for this Microcredential will be subsidized by the 'Plan for the development of university microcredentials', investment 6 of component 21 of the Addendum to the 'Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan', financed by the European Union – Next Generation EU, year 2025.
Short courses available in various formats (in-person, online, or hybrid). Ideal for learning without interrupting your professional life.
Content created and delivered by professionals and experts in the field, designed for immediate application.
Endorsed by the University of La Laguna. You will receive an official ECTS certificate, valid in the European Higher Education Area.
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