The Lisbon Institute of Global Mental Health will initiate during the year 2022 the 4th edition of the Lisbon International Learning Program on Mental Health Policy and Services. The Program includes a series of Advanced Courses (2 or 3 days) for mental health leaders and professionals willing to develop public health skills in mental health policy and services, with a special emphasis on low and middle-income countries.
The Program is based on the experience of our group in the last 10 years in the development of Learning Programs on Mental Health Policy and Services, attended by students from 51 countries.
The focus of these Advanced Courses will be on the following areas::
Understanding evidence
Understanding evidence in psychopharmacology
Optimal mix of mental health services
Prevention in the general population and strategies in primary care
The pivotal role of community mental health services
Programs for long-term severe mentally disabled persons
Deinstitutionalization: experiences and controversies
Structure of the program
The Lisbon International Learning Program on Mental Health Policy and Services consists of 4 Advanced Courses, each including two modules (3+2 days of in-class course followed by 8 weeks of e-learning activities).
Students can choose to attend one or more Advanced Courses. The attendance of one Advanced Course will award a Certificate of Attendance. A Diploma from the NOVA University of Lisbon will be awarded to the students who will successfully attend the four Advanced Courses. The assessment of these students will be made through an essay or a work project, written under the supervision of one of the members of the faculty.
Enrollment deadline15 January 2022
Selection criteria
Applicants should be holders of a bachelor degree or legally equivalent qualification in the field of Medicine, Sociology, Anthropology, Social Sciences or Health Economics. The selection of applicants to the Courses will be based on the assessment of the CV. The modules will run with a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 30 students.