1. Master in Psychology
Specialization: Clinical Psychology
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2. Welcome to the MSc Clinical
psychology (CP)!!
Who are we?
Nadia Garnefski (study coordinator CP)
Anne van Giezen (mentor Dutch students and Thesis
coordinator)
Marc Cleiren (Internship coördinator)
Rimke Haringsma (mentor International students)
Willem van der Does (head of the Department)
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3. ?
students in total
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Dutch International
Which nationalities?
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4. Professional perspective
Focus on mental disorders/mental health within one of the
following contexts:
Treatment :
- mental health care
- medical settings
- nursing homes,
- forensic clinics
Research :
- university
- research institutes
Other settings :
- Schools
- Assessment centers
- Coaching settings
- Policy making settings
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5. The Clinical Psychology Master program: an
overview
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6. The Clinical Psychology Master program:
an overview
• Four mandatory courses
• Thesis
• Internship
• Electives
• Mentorate
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7. THE FOUR MANDATORY COURSES
(20 ects)
• Experimental Clinical Psychology (5 ects)
• Basic Therapeutic Skills (5 ects)
• Clinical Interviewing and Assessment (5 ects)
• Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions (5 ects)
 All four courses this semester > enrollment today!
 Prerequisite for Clinical Internship
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8. Thesis and Internship
Thesis 20 ects
OR
Internship 20 ects GGZ Internship 10 ects
(prerequisite GZ-opleiding NL) + electives 10 ects
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9. Thesis and internship
Monday September 17:
• Informative opening lecture
thesis/internship,14-16 PM in SA41
• Poster presentation of thesis topics, 16-
17 PM at the back of the restaurant
• Drinks afterwards.
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10. Thesis coordinator:
Dr. Anne van Giezen (giezen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl)
Internship coordinator:
Dr. Marc Cleiren (cleiren@fsw.leidenuniv.nl)
Information on Blackboard:
>Master clinical psychology general
>master thesis
>master internship
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11. Electives (10 or 20 ects)
• List of electives in e-guide (this & other
specialisations)
• Electives from other institutes/universities
require formal approval exam committee
Some electives this semester > enrollment today!
Other electives next semester > enrollment next
semester
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12. Elective courses Clinical Psychology for Dutch and
International students
This semester:
• The Psychodynamic Perspective (5 ECTS)
• Trainers Course Communication Skills + IBV trainer
(elective or internship)
(20 ECTS Dutch students only; starts in October 2012)
 Enrollment today!
Next semester:
• A transdiagnostic approach to eating disorders (5 ECTS)
Enrollment next semester
Electives at other institutes or other universities require formal approval by Examination Committee
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13. Trainers Course Communication Skills
(elective + internship) 10+10 ECTS
• Dutch students only
• TCCS: October, 2012 – December, 2012
• IBV January, 2012 – end of March 2012
• Aim: To develop teaching skills for communication and social
skills training from a psychological perspective.
• A combination of theory, training and real-life practice
• For those who want to explore the vocation of professional
trainership.
• Selected participants will teach 2nd year BA students the course
Interpersoonlijke Beroepsvaardigheden (IBV) (2nd semester).
 This semester – enrollment Today
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14. Mentorate for Dutch students
• Personal mentor of the Dutch students is Mrs. Dr. Anne van
Giezen (giezen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl)
• Dutch students have to sign up for the first MANDATORY
meeting at the list next to room 2B40.
• You have to fill in your ‘Masterplan’ before you meet with
the mentor (see Blackboard!)
• Check Blackboard for more information
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15. Mentorate for international
students
• Personal mentor of the international students is Mrs. Dr.
Rimke Haringsma (haringsma@fsw.leidenuniv.nl)
• Mentorate starts with a lecture, which is obligatory
• Date & time: Monday September 3, 9 - 11 AM in room
1A09
• Note: please provide this information to other international
students who do not have this information yet (late
arrivals)
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16. Aim of the mentorate
• Choices within the master program (e.g. electives)
• Problems with the study (e.g. progress or organisational
problems)
• Future perspectives (e.g. internship, postmaster courses)
• Referral to the right persons
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17. Master Opleidings Commissie –
Master’s Program Committee (MOC)
•Joint committee of lecturers and student-representatives
•Responsible for educational affairs
•Monthly meetings
We are looking for a new student-representative!
Interested? Contact our MOC lecturer-representative:
Mrs. Dr. Anne van Giezen (giezen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl)
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18. International Student platform (ISP)
• Subcommittee of the Master’s Programs Committee (MOC)
• Concerned with educational and other problems specific for
international students
• Meets three times per year.
We are looking for new student-representatives!
Interested? Send an e-mail to Mrs. Mirthe Haas
(mHaas@fsw.leidenuniv.nl)
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19. Basics
• Blackboard: Info on courses, results from exams, assignments for
workgroups…. You enroll yourself
• Usis: Subscribe for courses, register for examinations, check your
grades, …..
 Registration for all examinations through Usis, 10 calendar
days in advance of the exam, otherwise you are not
allowed to participate.
• Umail: used by the university to send important messages (forward
it to your personal mail)
• Studentnumber: Not yet received? contact the psychology office
(onderwijsdienst) or the International Office immediately. For
subscription: Mrs. Van Velzen 2A55
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20. Contact persons
• Secretariate Clinical and Health psychology, Mrs Bionda KijkindeVegte
(bkijkindevegte@fsw.leidenuniv.nl), room 2B57
 Questions regarding your workgroups, results of exams, etc. But not today!!!
• Coördinators of the courses:
 Experimentele Clinical Psychology (Prof.dr. Willem van der Does)
 Basic Therapeutic Skills (Dr. Hendrik Koopman)
 Clinical Interviewing and Assessment (Dr. Anne van Giezen)
 Cognitive Behavioral Interventions (Dr. Nadia Garnefski)
• Your mentor (Dr. Anne van Giezen or Dr. Rimke Haringsma):
 questions regarding planning, study progress, personal problems
• Study coördinator for Clinical Psychology: Dr. Nadia Garnefski;
(garnefski@fsw.leidenuniv.nl), room 2B45
 exemptions, recurrent failures for exams, alternative study paths, confidential issues
• Study coördinator general psychology office Mrs Mirthe Haas; (
mhaas@fsw.leidenuniv.nl), room 2A49
 all other questions about study organization, practical issues, rules and regulations, etc that are not
clinical-psychology related
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21. Agenda (reminder):
• For all: Today between 12-15pm enrollment master courses
– For help with enrolling: Mrs. W. van Velzen (2A57)
– For advice: Mrs. M.T. Haas (2A49)
– Read carefully in Usis the remarks (e.g. “Students Clinical Psychology”,
“international students”, “Dutch”, “English”), so you enroll in the right course
group (remember the act. codes of the courses)
– If Usis reports for a chosen elective: “Full” or “waiting list” there is a realistic
possibility that you can not follow the course. However if it is a mandatory
course you will always be placed.
• For internationals: Mandatory lecture (mentorate) on Monday
September 3, 9-11 am, 1A09
• For Dutch: sign up for the mandatory intake mentorate meeting at
room 2B40 today
• Thesis/internship information on Monday September 17 in SA41
(Start 14 PM)
• Think about becoming a student representative in the Master
Committee (Dutch) or International Student Platform
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22. Enrollment Dutch students…
!!!please be aware that you enroll for courses in Clinical Psychology and not for Health Psychology, as courses with
the same names exist for these two Masters
• Basic Therapeutic Skills:
workgroups activity nr. 5141, 5143-5146, 8053
lecture activity nr. 4718
• Cognitive Behavioral Interventions:
workgroup activity nr. 3493 (one single signup)
lectures activity nr. 3503
• Clinical Interviewing and Assessment:
workgroups activity nr. 5275, 5277, 5279, 5280, 5281,
lectures activity nr. 4720
• Experimental Clinical Psychology:
workgroup activity nr. 5108 (one single signup)
lectures activity nr. 4722
• The Psychodynamic Perspective:
lectures activity nr. 4829
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23. Enrollment international students…
!!!please be aware that you enroll for courses in Clinical Psychology and not for Health
Psychology, as courses with the same names exist for these two Masters
• Basic Therapeutic Skills:
workgroups activity nr. 5140, 5147, 6857 time/date not definitive
lecture activity nr. 4718
• Cognitive Behavioral Interventions:
workgroups activity nr. 3492 (one single signup)
lectures activity nr. 3503
• Clinical Interviewing and Assessment:
workgroups activity nr. 5276, 5282, 5278 time/date not definitive
lectures activity nr. 4720
• Experimental Clinical Psychology:
workgroups activity nr. 5108 (one single signup)
lectures activity nr. 4722
• The Psychodynamic Perspective:
lectures activity nr. 4829
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24. Questions??
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