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University expert certificate in Perinatal Psychology and Maternal and Child Health

University expert certificate in Perinatal Psychology and Maternal and Child Health

Modality
Online
Languages
Catalan, Spanish
Credits
15
Date
October 10, 2025
Ending Date
July 11, 2026
Planning
One Friday (4.30pm to 8.30pm) and one Saturday (9.30am to 1.30pm) per month (synchronous virtual sessions)
Places
30
Location
Online
Faculty
School of Psychology, Education and Sport Science

The information currently available refers to the January 2024-June 2025 edition, the academic year 2025-26 information will be updated soon.

Expertise in perinatality enables them to detect, assess and intervene in situations of risk and high vulnerability, as well as to promote the mental health of the family and the maternal and child well-being. Case-based work makes it easier for the student to acquire resources to work on the difficulties in parenting, its repercussions on parenting and the formation of the first bonds. This training has the support of expert teachers at national and international level, Bruc Salut, CAP Roquetes-Canteres and the University Hospital of Geneva, among others.

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Syllabus

Module 1. Perinatal Psychology and Parenthood (4 ECTS)
This module is aimed at knowledge of the perinatal period, healthy development of the baby (pre and postnatal) and maternal and child health. It delves into the process of becoming parents and family formation, the dimensions of parenthood and the new forms of parenthood today.

Module 2. Interdisciplinary, network and community work: prevention and detection of risk factors (4 ECTS)
It delves into the knowledge and function of the Network and the different professional roles around perinatality. It works on the specificities of the prenatal interview as an element of detection and evaluation of resources and needs.

Module 3. Detection and addressing risk in the perinatal period (4 ECTS)
Definition of risk in pregnancy and its implications; Prematurity and its approach; Difficulties and disorders in the development of the baby; Perinatal grief.

Module 4. Work in Perinatal Psychology and Maternal and Child Health (3 ECTS)
Original work prepared by the student with tutorial monitoring integrating the learning of the first year. It can have various formats.

15% - Descompte Alumni-Blanquerna

Alumni-Blanquerna de qualsevol pla d’estudis associat a una matrícula de pagament prèvia. Només s’ofereix una vegada per a cada tipus de títol diferent on l’alumni es vulgui matricular.

10% a 15% - Descompte a empreses col·laboradores

Empreses amb les quals existeix un conveni de col·laboració formal, sigui de pràctiques o de qualsevol altre model d’associació.

10% - Descompte a institucions universitàries

Professorat, PAS, Estudiants i Alumni d’institucions universitàries amb les quals hi hagi conveni d’estudis/intercanvis, per exemple, Universitat Ramon Llull o Emerson College.

10% - Descompte a col·legis professionals

Amb tots els col·legis professionals amb qui existeixi conveni de col·laboració vigent. S’ha d’acreditar el fet d’estar col·legiat.

A direct link to your future career

Our work doesn't finish the moment you graduate. The Alumni department will support you to enable us to achieve an employment rate of 90% of students in the first year after graduation

Further information

Libraries

Libraries

If you need a quiet space to study or to do individual and group work, come to the library! Each school has its own library with computers, workrooms, reading points and an extensive catalog of documents you can consult in both hard copy and digital format.

Computer rooms

Computer rooms

If you have a job or just need a computer, you can go to the computer classrooms or workspaces and use the Macs we have at your disposal.

Chapel

Chapel

The chapel is the right place to find recollection, peace, to focus, to pray and to celebrate the Eucharist weekly and at important liturgical moments (Christmas, Ash Wednesday and Easter). The sacrament of reconciliation is also celebrated.

Academic Secretary

Academic Secretary

The Academic Secretaries of the Blanquerna faculties are the space for students to relate to the processes linked to the registration of official and own courses.

Student Information and Guidance Service (SIOE)

Student Information and Guidance Service (SIOE)

Would you like to receive information on pre-registration and admissions processes, scholarships and grants or validations? The SIOE is the service you need. Ask for all the information about any of these processes and discover all the possibilities at your fingertips.

Internship service

Internship service

Professional experience is a core part of our methodology. For this reason, we have a broad spectrum of internship agreements to meet the needs and preferences of all students. You will graduate having worked in your industry.

Scholarships and grants service

Scholarships and grants service

At Blanquerna, we put the future within everyone's reach thanks to our scholarships and grant service to start or continue studying at our schools. Financial aid is both internal and external to the university. You will find a wide range of possibilities.

International Mobility Office

Servei de mobilitat i relacions internacionals

International Mobility Office

Going abroad is a unique opportunity to discover the plurality of the world. Aware of the importance of the internationalization of studies, we have established mobility agreements around the world.

Careers

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Careers

This service provides graduates with the necessary means so that they can actively participate in their professionalism and propose optimal candidates to organizations and companies looking for staff.

Job Bank

Job Bank

The leap into the world of work is always a challenge. For this reason, we provide a Job Bank for students and graduates. This service puts students in touch with companies and institutions looking for staff.

Solidarity action

Solidarity action

Solidarity and the struggle for human dignity are values that identify us. Solidarity Action is a volunteer program that our students can join to participate in projects in the Third and Fourth World.

Alumni service

Studying in Blanquerna allows you to be part of our community. Being a college student opens the door to a lot of options for continuing your vocational training beyond your time in the classroom.

Sports service

Sports service

Want to represent the URL in college sports tournaments? You can find a wide range of possibilities for both individual and team sports. To be a student of Blanquerna, you will have a discount at the Can Caralleu and La Salle Sport & Fitness sports complexes.

Personal Guidance Service (SOP)

Personal Guidance Service (SOP)

If you are in a difficult situation in the academic, personal or social field, you can request, free of charge, the personalized attention of the SOP. This is an interdisciplinary team of professionals who will guide you in dealing with the situation.

Faith and Spirituality

Faith and Spirituality

In the three Blanquerna faculties, you will find spaces for reflection isolated from the hustle and bustle dedicated to the celebration of the Faith or cultural and religious animation. If you wish, you can also receive personalized attention and information about church life.

Diversity support

Diversity support

At Blanquerna we promote personal development at all levels to people with a diversity of specific needs from a normalizing context that encourages personal autonomy and uniqueness.

Blanquerna Choir

Blanquerna Choir

If you like music and want to take part in the concerts of institutional events and festivities, sign up for the Blanquerna Choir. There you will meet new friends and enjoy music.

Student representatives

Student representatives

Each class group must elect a representative to put forward concerns or make proposals to the faculty members and academic management. At the same time, each degree must appoint a delegate and each school a representative on the general URL council.

Student Council

Student Council

Contact between students and the university is constant and is channeled through the Student Council, the body that collects proposals and requests from students and facilitates university life.

Language support service

Language support service

Are you studying a foreign language and want to improve your level? Do it at your own pace in the language self-learning classroom. This service offers various teaching resources and materials to practice the language.

Coordination

Dra. Eulàlia Arias-Pujol. Professor-researcher at the FPCEE Blanquerna de la URL. Doctor of Psychology. Specialist in clinical psychology.

Dra. Marta Gomà. Researcher of the research group Couple and Family of the FPCEE Blanquerna of the URL. PhD in psychology and perinatal psychotherapist. Master's degree in perinatality and early childhood (UNIL-HUG). Bruc Salut research manager.

Teaching staff

Dr. Carles Pérez-Testor. Professor Catedràtic emèrit de la Universitat Ramon Llull (URL) a la Facultat de Psicologia Blanquerna (FPCEE). Doctor en Medicina i Cirurgia. Especialista en Psiquiatria. Psicoterapeuta de Parella i Família i Supervisor Docent per la FEAP i la FEATF. Secretari Científic de l’AIPPF.

Dr. Josep A. Castillo. Professor Titular de la FPCEE Blanquerna-URL. Doctor en psicologia per la Universitat Ramon Llull. Especialista en psicologia clínica.

Dra. Anna Vilaregut. Professora Titular de la FPCEE Blanquerna-URL. Investigadora principal del Grup de Recerca Parella i Família. Coordinadora del Màster en Teràpia Familiar. Psicòloga i psicoterapeuta.

Dra. Eulàlia Arias-Pujol. Professora del Grau en Psicologia de la FPCEE Blanquerna-URL. Doctora en psicologia (UB). Especialista en psicologia clínica. Investigadora del grup de recerca en Parella i Família.

Dra. Marta Gomà. Investigadora del grup de recerca Parella i Família de la FPCEE Blanquerna-URL. Doctora en psicologia i psicoterapeuta perinatal. Màster en perinatalitat i primera infància (UNIL-HUG). Responsable de recerca del Centre de Perinatalitat Bruc Salut.

Prof. Antònia Llairó. Investigadora del grup de recerca Parella i Família de la FPCEE Blanquerna-URL. Psicòloga clínica, psicoterapeuta i psicoanalista. Especialitzada en psicologia perinatal. Directora del Centre de Perinatalitat Bruc Salut.

Dra. Nathalie Nanzer. Psiquiatra infantil, doctora en medicina, psicoanalista. Metgessa en cap del Servei de Psiquiatria de l’Infant i de l’Adolescent dels Hospitals Universitaris de Ginebra (HUG) des de l’1 d’abril de 2024. Ex-directora de la unitat de Guidance Infantile dels HUG i del recurs clínic i comunitari dedicat a l’atenció de la salut mental de mares, nadons i famílies durant el període perinatal (embaràs i primers mesos de vida) i la petita infància (0-5 anys).

Dr. Francisco Palacio Espasa. Professor Catedràtic emèrit de psiquiatria HUG. Doctor en psiquiatria infantil. Psiquiatra i psicoanalista.

Dra. Gemma Parramon. Doctora en Medicina i Cirurgia. Especialista en Psiquiatria. Cap de Secció d’Interconsulta i Psiquiatria d’Enllaç i Coordinadora de la Unitat de Psiquiatria Perinatal del Servei de Psiquiatria de l’Hospital Universitari de la Vall d'Hebrón de Barcelona. Professora associada (UAB) i investigadora del VHIR - Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca.

Dra. Gemma Ginovart. Doctora en medicina i cirurgia. Especialista en Pediatria. Màster en neonatologia. Cap de Secció de Neonatologia. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol. Professora Associada de Pediatria (UAB).

Dr. Joaquim Calaf. Doctor en Medicina i Cirurgia. Especialista en Obstetrícia i Ginecologia. Catedràtic honorari d'Obstetrícia i Ginecologia (UAB). Director emèrit del Servei de Ginecologia i Obstetrícia del Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau.

Dra. Núria Camps. Psicóloga clínica, psicoterapeuta i doctora en psicologia (UB). Directora del Servei de Psicologia Clínica de la Fundació Puigvert. Professora associada de la Universitat de Vic.

Dra. María Martinez Roger. Metgessa. Diplomada en formació psicosocial, Educació per la salut i Direcció de serveis d'Atenció Primària de Salut. Directora de l’Equip d’Atenció Primària de Roquetes-Canteres de Barcelona.

Dr. Josep Ferrer. Llicenciat en medicina i cirurgia, especialista en Pediatria de l’Equip d’Atenció Primària de Roquetes-Canteres de Barcelona.

Dra. Berta Pechamé. Llicenciada en medicina i cirurgia, especialista en medicina familiar i comunitària de l’Equip d’Atenció Primària de Roquetes-Canteres de Barcelona.

Sra. Laia Sastre. Graduada en infermeria. Adjunta a direcció de l’Equip d’Atenció Primària de Roquetes-Canteres de Barcelona.

Sra. Emma Prims. Graduada en infermeria, màster en infermeria pediàtrica, experta en perinatalitat i salut materno-infantil. Infermera de l’Equip d’Atenció Primària de Roquetes-Canteres de Barcelona.

Sra. Carmen M. Sánchez. Diplomada en infermeria, especialista en obstetrícia ginecològica. Màster en Metodologia aplica a cures d’infermeria. Llevadora en sala de parts. Equip d’Atenció Primària de Roquetes-Canteres de Barcelona.

Sra. Irene Salas. Graduada en Treball Social. Máster Universitari en Cures de Salut per a la promoció de l'autonomia de les persones i Máster d'atenció en la cronicitat. Equip d’Atenció Primària de Roquetes-Canteres de Barcelona.

Dra. Clàudia Roca. Diplomada en Logopèdia (FPCEE Blanquerna-URL) i Infermeria (Universitat de Girona). Master Clinical Language, Speech and Hearing Science (Utrecht University). Doctora en psicologia (URL). Professora del Grau de Logopèdia de la FPCEE Blanquerna-URL. Directora de projectes de la Fundació Diverse.

Sra. Elena Fieschi. Psicòloga especialista en psicologia clínica, psicoterapeuta i psicoanalista (SEP-IPA). Experta en observació de nadons.

Dra. Llúcia Viloca. Metgessa psiquiatra. Psicoterapeuta i psicoanalista (SEP-IPA). Especialitzada en infants i persones amb autisme o TEA. Fundadora del Centre Carrilet de Barcelona. Experta en processos mentals primaris.

Dra. Mireia Salvador. Psicòloga especialitzada en cardiopaties congènites. Fundació CorAvant.

Dra. Marimer Pérez. Llicenciada en medicina i cirurgia, especialista en Obstetrícia i Ginecologia. Directora i fundadora del Centre WoMer de ginecologia i obstetrícia integrativa. Metgessa adjunta a la maternitat de l’Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona.

Dra. Nieves Berjano. Doctora en medicina i cirurgia. Especialista en Obstetrícia i Ginecologia. Professora de la Universidad de Extremadura.

Dra. Jose Fernández i Barrera. Diplomada en Treball social, llicenciada en Dret i doctora en Sociologia per la UB.

Dra. Talia Hatzor. Psicóloga i psicoanalista (IPA) a Nova York. Professora del Centre Psicoanalític de Formació i investigació de la Universitat de Columbia. Experta en observació de nadons.

Dr. Marcel Cortada. Psicòleg, psicoterapeuta i doctor en psicologia (UB). Màster a NBAS Trainer (Escala per a l'Avaluació del Comportament Neonatal). Docent de diversos màsters de psicologia i infermeria (UB-UAB-EUI).

Sra. Anna Sanagustín. Diplomada en Fisioterapia (FCS Blanquerna-URL) i Osteopatia (Walwa University), llicenciada en Psicopedagogia (FPCEE Blanquerna-URL). Professora del Grau en Fisioteràpia (FCS Blanquerna-URL). Fisioterapeuta en rehabilitació infantil de ASPACE.

Sra. Lourdes Busquets. Psicòloga sanitària del CDIAP Equip 40. Especialista en detecció primerenca del trastorn de l’espectre autista, Centre Terapèutic Carrilet de Barcelona.

Sra. Joana Fernández. Psicòloga especialista en psicologia clínica de la Fundació Eulàlia Torras de Beà (FETB). Psicòloga de UCIN de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau de Barcelona, en conveni amb la FETB.

Sra. Elisabet Gil. Psicòloga general sanitària. Experta en perinatalitat i salut materno-infantil. CDIAP de la Fundació Eulàlia Torras de Beà i psicòloga de UCIN de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau de Barcelona.

Sra. Ana Ma. Gil. Psicòloga especialista en psicologia clínica. Màster en teràpia familiar. Especialista en Addiccions.

Dr. Agustín Béjar. Doctor en Medicina i Cirugia. Especialista en Psiquiatria. Psicoterapeuta (FEAP-SEPYPNA) i membre del grup de Perinatalitat de SEPYPNA.

Dra. M. Teresa Miró. Doctora en Medicina i Cirurgia per la Universitat de Barcelona. Especialista en Psiquiatria. Psicoterapeuta i psicoanalista titular (SEP-IPA). Professora titular de la Facultat de Psicologia (UB).

Dra. Vivette Glover. Graduada en Bioquímica (Oxford University). Doctora en neuroquímica per la University College of London. Catedràtica emèrita de Psicobiologia Perinatal del Imperial College of London. Ha estat Cap del Grup de Recerca sobre Estrés Fetal i Neonatal del Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital (Londres). Award for Research in Pregnancy and Infant Mental Health (2014) i Medalla de la Societat Marcé Internacional i John Cox.

Contact

Dra. Eulàlia Arias-Pujol - [email protected]

Pre-enrollment

Students can pre-enroll online (by accessing Pre-enrollment | Blanquerna or the pre-enrollment option for each course) and also in person at the school.

For online pre-enrollment, you will need to:

Sign up on the unique registration system and create a username (if not previously obtained) and follow the instructions to completion.
Make a payment of €50 (non-refundable fee for pre-enrollment rights and processing) can be made by credit or debit card, through a secure and confidential BBVA process.
Upload the required documentation through the document repository.

ID card (both sides) / Passport
Curriculum vitae
For foreign (non EU) applicants: a certificate issued by the competent authority (University, Embassy, Consulate) attesting that the access studies qualify for admission in the home country.

Admission

Once pre-enrollment has been completed, the candidate will be offered a date for an interview with the degree coordinator, who will assess their suitability and solve any doubts they may have about the course for which they are enrolling. Once the assessment is complete, the student will be informed of the result of the interview and how to enroll, if admitted.

Prior to enrollment, the person concerned must upload the qualifications or the receipt of the university studies completed to the document repository. If these documents are not available, the course may be taken but the qualifications will not be received and, instead, a university extension certificate or diploma will be obtained.

Enrollment

Once the above documentation has been assessed, and when there is a large enough group of pre-enrolled students, each candidate will receive the confirmation and information necessary to enroll. Enrollment implies obtaining a definitive place and will take effect within the deadlines indicated in the confirmation e-mail.

When students enroll, they will have two business days to pay the total cost of enrollment, by bank transfer, credit card or barcode. Studies can be paid in installments, without any interest, by bank transfer (Instructions to send the signed SEPA Document to Blanquerna)

Prices may be updated each academic year. Once enrollment has been formalized, the amount paid will not be refunded under any circumstances. Pre-enrollment and enrollment may remain open up to 15 days before the start of the course, provided places are available.

When a student enrolls, a contract for the provision of teaching services is formalized between the student and the Blanquerna Foundation, which is legally binding from the time of payment. Payment includes the corresponding insurance and, for students under the age of twenty-eight, compulsory academic insurance. If a student declines to take up a place, he/she will lose in full any amount he/she has paid.

The student accepts the rules for the use of computer services established by the Blanquerna Foundation. The student's personal data will be included in an automated file under the responsibility of the Blanquerna Foundation, so that this contract can be maintained and fulfilled. Students should note that their data may also be used to inform them about the future activities of the Foundation, or for the institution to send them publications.

In accordance with the provisions of Organic Law 15/1999 on the protection of personal data, students have the right to access their data to update, rectify or cancel them, or object to their use, by sending a letter, indicating which right they want to exercise.

This section is a summary of the general conditions for enrollment. It is only for guidance and therefore has no contractual value. In the event of any discrepancy, the provisions of the general conditions for enrollment specified in the receipt generated at the time of enrollment will prevail; this receipt formalizes the contract between the student and the Blanquerna Foundation; students can consult it on the intranet whenever they wish.

The School cannot guarantee that a course will be available if the requirement for a minimum number of enrollments is not met. In this case, the amount paid for enrollment and pre-enrollment will be refunded in full.

Foreign students

Applicants who have completed access studies outside Spain must obtain a certificate issued by the relevant body (university, embassy, consulate) confirming that the studies qualify the student in the country of issue to take the master degree or graduate studies.

Students are responsible for having all the official documentation necessary for their stay in Spain while studying at the School. Applicants can ask for a pre-acceptance document attached to the pre-enrollment receipt to initiate applications for visas or scholarships or carry out any other administrative procedure. Under no circumstances does this document guarantee a place if all the access and admission requirements are not met. Once applicants have been accepted and enrollment is complete, they can request a letter of admission from the Academic Secretary, if required, by paying the corresponding fees.

Scholarships and grants Blanquerna

Alumni discount for master's degrees and own degrees

Former Blanquerna graduate students have a 15% discount on the tuition fee for any master's degree and degree from the same faculty.

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Carolina scholarships

Doctoral scholarships offered by the Carolina Foundation for the training in Spain of graduates who are nationals of a member country of the Ibero-American Community of Nations, with academic or professional ability backed by an excellent resume.

Banc Sabadell financing

Banco Sabadell offers financing for all or part of school courses, university studies, language courses, a specialization course or attending a seminar, as well as related expenses, such as material, stay or transfer. With the possibility of starting to return the money at the end of the training.

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Tripartite Foundation funding

Companies have a credit to finance the training of their workers which is made effective through bonuses in the Social Security contributions paid by companies.

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