6 ECTS credits
180 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 1021269BNW for working students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
NOTE: registration for this course is only possible for working students. Day students can register for courses whose code ends with an R. At Inschrijven / studentenadministratie@vub.be you must be registered at the VUB as a working student for the current academic year.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
Department
Klinische- en Levenslooppsychologie
Educational team
Nathalie Heurckmans
Lisa Van Hove
Margot Garré
Kim Coenraets
An Hooghe (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
12 contact hours Lecture
15 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
68 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

This 6 ECTS course will focus on the introduction of the theories and basic principles of psychological communication and interactions. Skills will be practiced via roleplay and exercises. Via an online portfolio students are expected to reflect on their skills and skills development. 

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Slides and additional articles, Canvas
Additional info

Regular students: 
HOC: 12h
WPO: 15h
SELF: 68h

Workstudents:
HOC: 12h (5 x 2h recordings, 1x2h live Q&A)
WPO: 15h
SELF: 68h

Attendance at WPO is mandatory starting from the first WPO.

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

- The student is able to describe the theoretical frameworks of communicational and interactional skills
- The student can recognize communicational and interactional skills
- The student can apply communicational and interactional skills
- The student can reflect on their own communicational and interactional skills and their role as a psychologist

Skills

3. The student can apply communicational and interactional skills.

4. The student can reflect on their communicational and interactional skills and their role as psychologist

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 50% of the final mark.
PRAC Practical Assignment determines 50% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Written exam with a relative weight of 50 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

    Note: Theory exam, written, closed book

Within the PRAC Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Practical assignments with a relative weight of 50 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

    Note: Attendance during PRAC (2 points)

Additional info regarding evaluation

If you obtain a score of at least 50% on one of two evaluation parts (written exam/WPO assignment),  this grade will be carried over to the second exam period. It is not possible to waive this partial grade.

It is not possible to waive this partial grade.

It is necessary to succeed in both the applied part as the theoretical part (score >=50%) to succeed for this course.

It is not possible to transfer partial grades to a following academic year.

Regarding the portfolio, the second examperiod includes a revision/completion of the portfolio. Regarding the exam video, the second term includes the creation of a completely new exam video.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Work and Organisational Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Work & Organisational Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Psychology: Traject van 90 studiepunten met Profiel Arbeids- en Organisatiepsychologie (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Psychology: Profile Profile Work and Organisational Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical Psychology (only offered in Dutch)