| Mode Blended learning |
Edition 1st |
| Schedule January 2027 - June 2027 |
Location Manresa - Vic |
| Duration 15 ECTS |
Language Catalan and Spanish |
| Price €1,425 |
Places 15 |
Programme Description
The University Expert in Nutrition and Mental Health is a specialised programme aimed at professionals in the health, social and educational fields who work in mental health care. The programme is based on a biopsychosocial and community-oriented view of mental health, framed within new care paradigms and the integration of new professional roles, aligned with the recovery model, comprehensive care, person-centred approaches and grounded in human rights.
The main objective is to equip professionals with knowledge, tools and skills to integrate dietary and nutritional interventions into mental health care. The programme addresses the relationship between nutrition, mental health and well-being, based on scientific evidence and best practices.
The training combines theoretical foundations with a strong practical focus, including case studies, simulations, interdisciplinary work and visits to local resources.
The programme is promoted by the Chair of Mental Health of the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia, in collaboration with Osonament and the Althaia Foundation. It includes the participation of teaching staff from the fields of mental health and dietetics-nutrition from different organisations in the region, and is designed to foster innovative, ethical and person-centred professional practice.
Programme Objectives
The University Expert aims to develop professional skills and competencies to integrate interventions based on nutrition education and the adaptation of dietary and nutritional counselling in the field of mental health and addictions.
- Analyse the determinants that influence eating habits and their impact on health.
- Understand the concept of comorbidity in mental health and its clinical, social and functional implications.
- Understand the principles of the recovery model and integrated, person-centred care, and promote comprehensive care through the integration of dietary-nutritional interventions in response to the needs of people with mental health problems and addictions.
- Define the nutritional implications associated with the main mental health diagnoses and incorporate dietary intervention strategies based on scientific evidence.
- Understand the principles of nutritional psychiatry.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of dietary and nutritional interventions in improving well-being and integrate their application in clinical and community settings.
Methodology
- Face-to-face and virtual sessions with the whole class group.
- Independent work.
- Small group work sessions.
- Visits to mental health care centres.
- Individual tutorials.
- Case resolution.
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