ERUA Intensive course: “Interviewing Adults in Medical Practice”

09 – 10 July 2024.

Sofia, Bulgaria

On the 9^th and 10^th of July the New Bulgarian University will conduct an intensive course on “Interviewing Adults in Medical Practice”. The course is in the field of Psychology, Social Work, Nursing, Biomedical studies and will take place at New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria.

The course will offer a discussion of some of the important skills needed when conducting an interview with an adult in medical practice – demonstrating empathy, validation, and compassion. The practice includes presenting a difficult situation and training. The course includes 6 hours of lectures and discussions and 6 hours of practical activities and will award one ECTS.

Preliminary program:

09.07.2024

10.00 – 13.30 Interview with adults; Skills for showing Empathy, Confirmation, and Compassion – 4 academic hours /lectures, discussions/

14.30 – 16.00 Internship – participation in communicative situation – 2 hours training

10.07.2024

10.00 – 13.30 Self-Disclosures; Reflections and Interpretations – 2 academic hours /lectures, discussions/

14.30 – 16.00 Internship – simulation of difficult situation – 4 hours training

We are looking for 10 bachelor students in the field of Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Speech and Language Pathology, Social Work, and Clinical Social Work.

Dates: from July 9^th to July 10^th, 2024 

Place: New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria

Funding: ERUA students can receive travel and accommodation funding from their home universities.

Registration: If you are interested please apply no later than the 20^th of June by sending an e-mail to Slavena Nikolova at: snikolova@nbu.bg