Master's Degree in Psychology of Social Intervention

The Master's Degree in Psychology of Social Intervention has a professional character of 90 ECTS. Given the prospective employment for the third sector and the social enterprise and the legal recognition of professional work, this training constitutes one of the booming sources of employment for the coming decades, including professionals not only in the field of public administration (social services, shelters, penitentiary institutions, etc.) but in that of private entities (Red Cross, foundations, associations, etc.).

The objective of the Master is to equip students with specialized knowledge, skills and attitudes for professional and investigative practice, with a critical and reflective perspective, linked to the field of psychology of social intervention to improve the quality of life and well-being of individuals, groups and communities.

Likewise, the Study Plan of this Master's Degree takes into account that any professional activity, especially in this title, must be carried out:

• With respect for fundamental rights and equality between men and women.
• Respecting and promoting Human Rights and the principles of universal accessibility and design for all, in accordance with the provisions of the tenth final provision of Law 51/2003, of December 2, on Equal opportunities, non-discrimination and universal accessibility of disabled people.
• In accordance with the values of a culture of peace and democratic values.

Master's file

Justification

The progressive importance that psychological work has acquired in the field of social processes, is evidenced in the recognition of the Psychology of Social Intervention (PSIS) by the Official College of Psychologists, as one of the most professional profiles development in recent years and with greater prospects for the future. The Official College of Psychologists itself has produced a comprehensive document defining the professional profile, functions and areas of application, which this Master has used as a reference. In it, it is commented that "The need to give a conceptual body to the heterogeneous set of professional activities carried out in social intervention was felt years ago. Its urgency was strongly felt due to the novelty of this professional sector that without a Previous university training (until relatively recently university specializations followed the criteria of the three main areas: clinical, educational and organizations) was immersed in a significant demand, especially generated from the public system of social services developed in the last two decades. "

Competencies

The following basic competences will be guaranteed as a minimum, and those others that appear in the Spanish Framework of Qualifications for Higher Education (MECES).

Basic skills

The basic competencies of this study plan allow and guarantee that students:

• Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and / or application of ideas, often in a research context.
• That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of ​​study.
• That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
• That students know how to communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
• That students have the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.

General Competences

• Know the different models of psychological intervention in the social sphere, at the individual, family and group levels.
• Show ability to work in multidisciplinary teams adapting to the objective circumstances of the performance of the professional function.
• Know how to value and integrate the implication of the different psychological, social, economic aspects, etc. in the choice and use of available resources.
• Design and apply interventions aimed at promoting quality of life and social inclusion, especially in the highest risk sectors.
• Carry out professional action based on respect for human rights and equality between men and women, to generate a democratic and peaceful culture.
• Show an ethical commitment, applying the professional code of ethics.

Specific Competences

• Knowing how to carry out psychological and social evaluation and diagnosis at the individual, family, group and social levels, identifying social needs, aspirations and problems, attending to cultural diversity and the perspective of human development and quality of life.
• Knowing how to select and prioritize the personal and social needs detected to proceed, in the consensual elaboration with the recipients and other professionals of the intervention, to the design and development of action plans.
• Mastery of the evaluation, planning and development of actions for the improvement and integration of people and groups in situations of risk and social exclusion (older people, with sensorimotor disabilities, with addictions, minors, migrants, etc.).
• Prepare and implement rigorous and systematic processes for evaluating intervention programs in terms of their design, development and impact, analyzing effects, assessing progress and, where appropriate, proceeding to redefine objectives and decisions.
• Apply the principle of gender mainstreaming in the development of the various functions and procedures of social intervention, specifically developing the promotion of equality between men and women.
• Master the skills to perform the common functions of the professional profile of psychosocial intervention related to direct care, advice and consultancy, training and community revitalization.
• Expertise in the analysis of the sources and manifestations of the conflicts implicit in social problems, and in the knowledge of the resources and strategies for their resolution according to the field of intervention, knowing how to professionally apply negotiation and mediation skills.
• Master the management of documentary sources in order to apply the relevant documentation (reports, regulations, directives, etc.) and the policies associated with social intervention at the regional, Spanish and European levels, and critically and critically assess their impact on the different contexts of action and in their professional functions.
• Formulate research proposals, updated documentary and carry them out from an innovative point of view, in the areas of psychosocial intervention.
• Design and prepare surveys and scales for the evaluation and detection of needs and collect the information respecting sampling criteria (suitability, representativeness, etc.).
• Have the basic knowledge in legislation and other legal aspects as well as the necessary skills for adequate professional action in all areas of social intervention psychology, (legislation and legal procedures; preparation of expert reports and psychological reports; testimony and juries).

Graduation profile

The graduated students are experts in Psychology of Social Intervention and able to place their action at the macro and micro social level. It rigorously supports the psychosocial analysis and intervention processes in situations of different degrees of complexity that demand specific actions to contribute to their resolution.

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Mission, vision and values of the Universidad de Murcia

The Mission of the university outlines its purpose or reason for being, and its Vision reflects what it wants to become in the future, the perspective of the University in the long term.

The Universidad de Murcia is a public institution of Higher Education with an international scope of action. Its purpose is to contribute to the development of society, acting as a dynamic agent in cooperation with the other social agents. Its main activities focus on the development of Research, Training, Knowledge Transfer, and Cultural Dissemination, applying innovation and continuous improvement processes to all of them, with the purpose of achieving a high level of quality of results, visible through a clear transparency policy.

Its main values, included in the Code of Ethics of the Universidad de Murcia , are Commitment, Dialogue, Respect and Responsibility:

• The Commitment demands to assume the objectives of the University and adopt to achieve these goals a good administration and management, enhancing university social responsibility, overcoming personal and corporate selfishness to engage with others in university tasks and in solving common problems.
• The Dialogue implies the willingness to coordinate reasonably and reasonably with others to cooperate effectively taking into account the positioning, interests or situation of each one, with the purpose of peacefully solving those seeking the right balance and consensus.
• Respect implies treating all people with impartiality, deference and consideration, avoiding discrimination for reasons beyond their merits and avoiding prejudices, according to the consideration of the equal dignity of every human being as a supreme value.
• Responsibility consists in honestly assuming one's own duties and obligations, and being willing to give an account of this to whomever corresponds, acting in accordance with the ethical principles personally assumed, being key elements goodwill, coherence and exemplary practice.

These values are in turn identified with the defense and promotion of Human Rights, universal accessibility, equality between men and women, the culture of peace and democratic values, participation, interdisciplinarity, pluralism, defense of the environment. and sustainability.

10 reasons to choose the UMU

1. Why UMU?

Centennial University strategically positioned in the present and prepared for the future

The Universidad de Murcia (UMU) is an international institution with more than one hundred years old, whose origins date back to the thirteenth century. It has more than 30,000 students (2,000 of them international), 3,000 researchers and professors and more than 1,200 administration employees.

2. Multidisciplinary offer of studies

60 degrees, 72 masters and 36 doctorates

The UMU is a public and comprehensive university that offers 60 degree programs - 5 double degrees -, 72 master's degrees and 36 doctoral degrees in the fields of Arts and Humanities, Engineering, Health Sciences, Sciences, Social Sciences and Law.

3. Bet on quality education

Quality recognition in university centers and services

The Universidad de Murcia focuses on academic excellence and plays a very important role in research (350 research groups, 4 institutes and research centers), teaching and innovation in all areas of knowledge. In addition, it works closely with national and international companies.

4. Leading the way in digital technology, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence

Leading European Commission projects for research and innovation in cybersecurity

It offers a wide range of services, such as "Lola Chatbot", with artificial intelligence to help students choose their studies and answer questions in the admission process.

5. Connection with the labor market

More than 75% of students get an occupation after finishing the degree

UMU students have the opportunity to pursue intellectual development as well as to acquire professional skills.

6. University open to the world, with more than 2,000 students making international mobility plans

7 bilingual Spanish-English programs and students of more than 50 nationalities

Our institution offers 4 degree courses in English (Law, Business Management and Administration, Primary Education, and English Studies), and 3 postgraduate programs (Biology and Technology of Mammalian Reproduction, New Technologies in Computer Science, and Physics).

7. Satisfaction of international students

Located among the best rated universities in Europe by students

The International Welcome Point at the UMU (International Welcome Point - IWP) provides information on issues such as the admission procedure, obtaining accommodation and legalization.

8. Commitment to society

Attention to diversity and equal opportunities between women and men

UMU is the second university in Spain that integrates a greater number of students with disabilities. Through its Service of Attention to Diversity and Volunteering, it participates in the "Inclusive Campus Program: Campus without limits" funded by the Government of Spain, ONCE and the REPSOL Foundation.

9. Commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Project best valued in terms of sustainable development

ODSessions is the project that the Universidad de Murcia is developing for the promotion and awareness of the 17 sustainable development goals of the United Nations. Until April 2021, the UMU will dedicate one month to each of these objectives with dissemination, recreational, training and solidarity activities.

10. Murcia, a city for students

Quality of life in a unique environment in the Mediterranean

Located in the southeast of Spain, the city of Murcia benefits from an excellent location, low cost of living and a great variety in the cultural and tourist offer. In its squares and terraces you can discover a quiet and friendly city for students. With about half a million inhabitants, it is the seventh city in Spain.

Ethical code

In order to transform the University into the most fair and honest version possible, the Code of Ethics of the Universidad de Murcia was approved in 2016, prepared after a process in which all the groups that are part of it collaborated.

The four fundamental values on which it is based, Commitment, Dialogue, Respect and Responsibility, should guide all the actions and relationships of the university community. Therefore, it is our priority to disseminate the Code of Ethics at all levels of the Universidad de Murcia , also seeking their full understanding and implementation.

Its effective compliance will be supervised by the Code of Ethics Monitoring Commission (CSCE), established on September 4, 2018. This is made up of people from different areas of the university community and experts:

• Antonio José Carrasco Hernández. Campus Infrastructure Coordinator
• Carmen Sánchez Trigueros. Director of the Unit for Equality between Women and Men
• Emilio Martínez Navarro. Responsible for the elaboration of the Code of Ethics
• Francisco Esquembre Martínez. Vice Chancellor for Research and Transfer
• José Antonio Cascales Saseta. Manager
• José Ramón Salcedo Hernández. Director of the Bioright Law Master: Law, Ethics and Science
• Juan José Vera Martínez. University Advocate
• Longinos Marín Rives. Vice Chancellor for Social Responsibility and Transparency
• Bald Pigeon. Vice Chancellor of Students and Services to the University Community
• José Miguel Rojo Martínez. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Student Council of the Universidad de Murcia

Since its creation, the CSCE has organized both virtual and physical distribution of the Code of Ethics. Currently, all the buildings of the Universidad de Murcia , not only the faculties, but also those destined for the staff, have one or two dispensers with copies of the Code of Ethics, which are being replaced.

In addition, all the new workers of the Universidad de Murcia now receive the Code of Ethics in the Human Resources Area.

Other actions related to the dissemination of the Code of Ethics have been the giving of lectures on it to new students of some Faculties that required it, by Professor Emilio Martínez Navarro, or the appointment of classrooms as the values of the Code of Ethics, such as the Respect Room of the Faculty of Sports Sciences.