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PhD Degree

Psychology, Specialisation in Clinical Psychology

Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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​Coordinator

João Salgado
jsalgado@umaia.pt


DGES Registry​

Course registered at the General Directorate of Higher Education with the number​ R/A-Cr 153/2013/AL01 

Publication in the Official Gazette

​Official Gazette, 2nd Series n.º 252,- Notice n.º 24128/2021 of 30 December 2021.

Accreditation of the Study Program

Decision: Accredited for 6 years
Publication Date: 16-08-2021
Official Information A3ES: Accreditation result  (in portuguese)

Study Program Evaluation 

Course Duration

Full-time (4 years) or part-time (5-6 years)

   

Inspired in the ‘scientist-practitioner’ model, also known as Boulder model, this study cycle aims to provide: 

  1. Advanced training of psychotherapists in empirically supported models, namely in Cognitive-Behavioural therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy, enriched by narrative and dialogical approaches 
  2. The development of knowledges and research skills applied to the practice of clinical psychology, specially in the scope of research in psychotherapy.

Professional opportunities

 Holders of this degree can perform the following professional activities, among others: - University teaching in the field of clinical psychology and applied research methods; - Advanced training of psychotherapists, including clinical supervision; - Practice of psychotherapy; - Research in clinical psychology or interface projects in the field of health.

What makes this course different?

 Distinctive features of the course: 

  • It is the only PhD programme in Psychology in Portugal that simultaneously provides advanced training, practice and supervision in psychotherapy; 
  • It is one of the few PhD programmes in the world that provide training in Emotion-Focused Therapy; 
  • Research activity is applied to practice, with a special focus on psychotherapy; 
  • Academic staff comprises national and international renowned researchers in the field of clinical research and practice, including Prof. William Stiles (President of Division 29 of APA in 2013);  
  • It offers students the possibility of attending the course full-time (4 years) or part-time (5-6 years); 
  • Students can be integrated in UMAIA's Research Laboratory in Psychotherapy, integrated in the ‘Centre for Psychology at University of Porto’, recently classified as ‘Excellent’ by the Foundation for Science and Technology.
Corpo docente e orientadores de tese 
  • Carla Alexandra Castro Cunha
  • Carlos Serra Magalhães Coelho
  • Diana Patrícia da Silva Dias Moreira
  • Eva Costa Martins
  • Isabel Maria Morais Basto
  • João Manuel Castro Faria Salgado
  • Liliana Maria Alves Meira
  • Maria Anita Carvalho dos Santos
  • Marisalva Fernandes Fávero
  • Olga Furriel de Souza Cruz
  • Patrícia de Jesus Lopes Pinheiro
  • Tiago Bento da Silva Ferreira
  • Vera Lúcia Marques Coelho
  • William B. Stiles
Docentes com colaboração pontual
  • Ana Sofia Antunes das Neves
  • Carla Elisabete Duarte Peixoto e Melo de Carvalho
  • Valéria Cristina Sousa Gomes
Professores visitantes (útimos 5 anos)
  • Robert Elliott (University of Strathclyde, Reino Unido)
  • Ladislav Timulak (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
  • Jaan Valsiner (Aalborg University, Denmark)
  • Jesús Garcia Martinez (Universidad de Sevilla, Spain)
  • Maria Lyra (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brasil)
  • Sergio Salvatore (Università del Salento, Italy)
Orientadores de outras instituições com colaboração ativa na orientação de teses
  • Leslie S. Greenberg (York University, Canada)
  • Robert Elliott (University of Strathclyde, Scotland)
  • Everett L. Worthington, Jr. (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)
  • Artemisa Agostinha Monteiro da Rocha Dores (Escola Superior de Saúde do Instituto Politécnico do Porto )
  • Fernando Ferreira Santos (Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação, Universidade do Porto)
  • Célia Sales (Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação, Universidade do Porto)

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