UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN
& DEBRECEN SUMMER SCHOOL
Clinical Practice and Testing
3–16 August 2014
60 classes, 9 ECTS credits
Program Description:
The Practice of Clinical Psychology and Testing is one of the most fascinating areas of Applied
Psychology. The two-week programme is a combination of three courses—Psychopathology,
Clinical Health Psychology and Understanding and Applying Psychological Tests—all of which are
in the mainstream, ranging from the theoretical basis to the field of practice. Debrecen Summer
School will provide an opportunity to immerse intensively in these aspects of Psychology. We
are also happy to offer all this in a truly multicultural international milieu, where you can meet
and study together with people from more than 30 different cultures.
Course 1: Psychopathology (3 ECTS)
For students of Psychopathology, we offer a course spanning from the foundations of Clinical
Psychology to the Clinical Diagnostic and Psychotherapy methods. While we teach detailed adult
Patopsychology, Psychodiagnostics and Differential Diagnostics also constitute a substantial part
of this course. At the end of the course, we will survey the theories and methods of the main
Psychotherapic schools. We will also discuss the major activities of Clinical Psychologists.
Keywords
History of Psychotherapy. Present situation in the Health Care System of Clinical Psychology. Different
approaches of Personality Psychology. Psychological disorders. Clinical diagnostics. Clinical interview.
Psychotherapies.
Course 2: Clinical Health Psychology (3 ECTS)
Students will receive up-to-date information about the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation
of somatic illness and disability. Questions of health promotion and health maintenance will be
also discussed. Clinical Health Psychology offers a new approach for the understanding of the
behavioral, emotional, cognitive, social and biological components in health and disease. We will
also have a special focus on the psychosomatic problems in medicine and healthcare.
Keywords
Health Maintenance and Promotion. Illness Behavior. Psychosomatic Diseases and Research.
Course 3: Understanding and Applying Psychological Tests (3 ECTS)
The aim of the course is twofold: first, to establish a deeper understanding of the theories
underlying psychological tests with an emphasis on computer assisted testing (CAT), and
second, to offer a hands-on demonstration of CAT in clinical (e.g., personality profiles) and also
work psychology (e.g., attention, intelligence, simultaneous capacity).
Keywords
Classical test theory. Item response theory. Test construction. Reliability, Validity, Computer assisted testing.
Personality profiles. Attention, Intelligence, Simultaneous capacity.
Program Director:
DR. ÁKOS MÜNNICH, Professor of Psychology
Chair and Director of the Institute of Psychology (University of Debrecen)
Contact: Debreceni Nyári Egyetem
H-4010 Debrecen, Pf. 35.
Telephone: +36 52 532 594, Fax: +36 52 532 595
E-mail: debrecen@nyariegyetem.hu, Web: www.nyariegyetem.hu
Reg. No.: 00334-2009
Institute Accreditation No.: AL-2139
UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN
& DEBRECEN SUMMER SCHOOL
Structure of the Course:
– 3 blocks of classes (3 x 90 min) a day
– examination offered at the end of the course (ECTS credits)
Cultural Activities:
– Hungarian folk nights and gastronomy
– film screening
– guided tour of Debrecen
– weekend excursion
Dates & Reminders:
– registration: 3 August (Sunday), 14.00–18.00
– course starts: 4 August (Monday)
– excursion: 9 August (Saturday)
– check-out time: 16 August (Saturday), before 10.00
Accommodation and Meals:
– on-campus accommodation
– upon request, we will send you a list of other accommodation facilities in Debrecen
– full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
– other dining options: lunch and dinner at nearby restaurants
Course Fees*:
registration fee (non-refundable)
tuition (incl. opening ceremony, farewell party)
cultural activities
on-campus accommodation:
3-bedded room
double room
single room
full board
2 weeks
60 EUR
595 EUR
99 EUR
135 EUR
210 EUR
330 EUR
220 EUR
Application Deadline: 30 June 2014
To apply, please send us a completed application form together with two passport photos and
proof of payment of the 60 EUR registration fee.
*Please note that launching thematic courses will require the registration of at least 6 participants.
Contact: Debreceni Nyári Egyetem
H-4010 Debrecen, Pf. 35.
Telephone: +36 52 532 594, Fax: +36 52 532 595
E-mail: debrecen@nyariegyetem.hu, Web: www.nyariegyetem.hu
Reg. No.: 00334-2009
Institute Accreditation No.: AL-2139