Listening to practical cases, real testimonies and theoretical elements in a dynamic way, was the way in which psychology students started the "Psychology Conference 2016"; in which, through the students' table of the career, several experts with outstanding careers in the different branches of psychology were invited in order to have the most complete program possible.
In the first talk, entitled "Legal Psychology", given by Psychologist and Master in Human Development, Luis Cardona Herrera, Expert Reg. No. 90, the students were able to analyze the development and functioning of expert psychology both in Guanajuato and in comparison to some neighboring states.
The function of an expert witness is to provide the judge with the psychological elements that are necessary to make an accurate judgment. Under this premise, the speaker shared with the students his experience throughout his career in this work, highlighting the importance and responsibility involved through some audiovisual examples of real cases.
"The world of psychology is constantly changing," commented the lecturer, so he emphasized to the students to perform their work with superior quality and to rely on new information and communication technologies as key tools for their performance as professionals.
Although throughout their academic training psychology students have the tools and bases regarding psychometrics, they do not have a subject specifically dedicated to psychological expertise; that is why it is so important to complement their training through this type of conferences that encourage their continued specialization, said Miriam Centeno, Director of Psychology.
The second talk, entitled "Psychological Intervention with Drug Dependent Patients", was given by psychologist Anabel Fernandez, who, in addition to having been president of the College of Psychologists of Celaya, currently works at Capasits, an outpatient center where both office-based interventions for HIV patients and workshops, group work, prevention and group and individual counseling are carried out.
In addition to theorizing extensively on the concepts of HIV and AIDS, as well as explaining their causes and differences, he pointed out to the students various prevention methods and ways to approach and help their future patients in case they are carriers.
The third lecture was given by psychologist Alejandra Pérez Cabrera, who visited the Centro de Integración Juvenil, a center for the prevention and treatment of addictions, where she invited the students to carry out their professional internships.
"Values, beliefs and habits are acquired in the family, which reflect how the person is inside and outside the home", said the lecturer; that is why intra-family relationships should be strengthened, as well as coexistence and education at home as a factor in drug prevention.
In the same way, he listed five key factors that should be maintained within the family: fostering values, communication, expression of feelings, supervision and closeness, as well as the establishment of norms and rules.
To start with the closing day, the students had the participation of Aurea Razo Vallejo, a graduate of the university who has excelled in the field of sexology, which highlights a videoblog entitled "The Public Hair", which tries to give advice to young people, resolves doubts, and addresses issues of interest regarding this topic. The graduate also gave a workshop to young people on the stages of child sexuality.
Prior to the closing, Dr. Ricardo Ocaranza gave the last lecture entitled "The body, the consequence of thinking", where the doctor interacted with the students exemplifying the chemical processes of the body and the mind, concluding that the control is in the body itself. Supporting this hypothesis, the students performed one-on-one contact exercises to analyze emotions and thoughts, as well as a guided meditation, where they had to apply the law of compensation, leveling feelings, thoughts and body.
Concluding this week's Jornadas de Psicología 2016, the director Miriam Centeno thanked the attendance of each of the speakers, as well as the participation of the students for the success of this event.