Child and Adolescent Psychology Leiden University

Overview

The mission of the 'Child and Adolescent Psychology' master's specialisation is to facilitate children's and adolescents' optimal development.

During this one-year programme we empower students to then empower young people to successfully negotiate the hurdles inherent to development. This requires accounting for the young person's family and school contexts and the other contexts in which they live (e.g., culture and free time).

What you will learn

We offer a very diverse programme that takes you through all the indispensable elements of Child and Adolescent Psychology. Students will be expert in both the normal development of children and adolescents, and in the psychological problems that may arise. In pursuing this mission, we focus on the following:

* Building students' knowledge and skills, as well as a professional and scientific attitude, based on a strong theoretical background and real-life practice.
* Fostering student's understanding of the transactions between young people, the systems around them, and the helping professional.
* Helping students stay informed about new developments in the field.
* Responding to each student's needs by providing diverse solutions for academic and practical challenges, via individual mentoring.
* Ensuring that students wishing to enter the Mental Health (GZ) or School Psychologist post-Master's programs are eligible.

Career prospects

Students who complete this master's specialisation are qualified for any position requiring a degree in psychology, as well as for general research positions and academic policy-making positions, such as can be found in the following fields: health care and social assistance, psychological advice organisations, consultancy, research companies and laboratories both in the private and the public sector.

Our alumni hold positions in the following fields:
Health care and social assistance
Psychological advice organisations
Consultancy
Research companies
Laboratories both in the private and the public sector

Accreditation

Accredited by NVAO, the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders.