The RINO Group in Utrecht offers tailor-made programmes, courses and conferences for professionals in psychology. With top instructors and customer-oriented service, they strive for high-quality knowledge transfer and practice-oriented application. For more than 30 years they have supported various sectors, including mental health care, youth care and forensic care.

Their continuing-education department provides a broad range of current and innovative programmes where you can deepen, broaden or maintain your professional knowledge. The BIG-programme organisers manage the five programmes leading to legally registered BIG-professions: healthcare psychologist, orthopedagogist-generalist, psychotherapist, clinical psychologist and clinical neuropsychologist. In addition, for those ambitious and wanting to become clinical-scientific researchers, there is the “Topklas” — a 6-year programme to train to healthcare psychologist and psychological specialist while at the same time completing a PhD.

Are you looking to further deepen and broaden your knowledge in the field of diagnostics and treatment after completing your master’s degree in psychology or orthopedagogy? And would you like to develop into a professional therapist? Then the GZ programme is a great next step.
The GZ programme focuses on acquiring competencies that will help you in the practice of the profession of GZ psychologist. The programme has a generalist character with a strong emphasis on evidence-based practice.

The GZ programme focuses on acquiring competencies that will help you in the practice of the profession of GZ psychologist. The programme is generalist in nature, with a strong emphasis on Evidence-Based Mental Health (EBMH), which also focuses on managing the therapeutic relationship.

More information, including about the other BIG programmes, can be found at www.vlogo.nl or on the website of the training institute in your region.

Human behaviour in all its forms is endlessly fascinating, don’t you agree?

The Bachelor of Psychology at VU Amsterdam focuses on the intersection between health, behavioural patterns, and ways of thinking. How do these differ from one person to the next, and how we can influence them?

The Master’s programme Psychology at VU Amsterdam offers five different tracks, of which one is taught in English. They offer you plenty of opportunities to study what you are interested in—from how you carry out your research and study of clinical psychology in the broadest sense, to genetic predisposition, treatment or healthcare. There are also four two-year Research Masters taught in English, with emphasis on scientific research. They provide you with the best possible preparation for a PhD research position.

More information on the Master Psychology:

Psychologie: Forensische Neuropsychologie
Psychologie: Klinische Ontwikkelingspsychologie
Psychologie: Klinische Neuropsychologie
Psychologie: Klinische Psychologie
Psychology: Work and Organizational Psychology

Research Masters:
Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology (Research)
Cognitive Neuropsychology (Research)
Genes in Behaviour and Health (Research)
Social Psychology (Research)

During the Bachelor’s programme in Psychology, you will learn to apply scientific knowledge to understand what people think, feel, want and do. Whether it concerns the working environment, consumer behaviour or mental health, psychology offers insights into understanding life and tackling challenges. It is a broad programme that offers many different options, as many follow-up programmes are closely related. Consider, for example, the (Dutch-language) Master’s in Health Care Psychology or the Master’s in Psychology with 11 tracks, such as Social Influence, Consultancy & Organisational Development, Behavioural Data Science and Brain & Cognition in Society. After your studies, you could work in (youth) care, education, business, government, or start your own business.

Healthcare Psychology

In addition to the one-year Master’s programme in Psychology and the two-year Research Master’s programme, we also offer a one-year Master’s programme in Healthcare Psychology. The one-year Master’s programme in Healthcare Psychology focuses on clinical tracks.

Read more about all the tracks in the Master’s programme in Healthcare Psychology.

Naast de eenjarige master Psychologie en de tweejarige Research Master, wordt de eenjarige master Gezondheidszorgpsychologie aangeboden. De eenjarige master Gezondheidszorgpsychologie staat in het teken van de klinische tracks.

Read more about all the tracks in the Master’s programme in Healthcare Psychology.

Psychology

Are you aiming for a career in academia? Or would you like to work as a psychologist in clinical practice, the business world or the policy and advisory sector? A Master’s degree in Psychology will give you the opportunity to further develop your knowledge, skills and insights. You can choose from 11 tracks. Most of the tracks are taught in English.

Read more about all the tracks in the Master’s programme in Psychology.

Research Master’s in Psychology

In the Research Master’s in Psychology, you will learn to think critically and analytically and develop scientific knowledge and skills that are essential for conducting high-quality psychological research. This Master’s programme is taught in English.

Read more about the Research Master’s in Psychology.

More than 10,000 professionals are affiliated with the Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (VGCt). Together, we contribute to a mentally healthier Netherlands by applying scientifically proven, effective psychological treatment methods. These methods are based on the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), a proven effective treatment for many psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, and addiction.

We are responsible for registering and providing further training for post-bachelor’s and post-master’s professionals to become high-quality cognitive behavioural therapists, cognitive behavioural practitioners, and supervisors. In addition, we serve as a scientific knowledge centre and as a partner for relevant organisations by sharing our expertise and bridging scientific insights with professional practice and the content of VGCt-accredited training programmes.

The scientific insights of the VGCt can be applied by professionals not only in treatment practices but also in settings where early detection and prevention of mental health problems are the focus.

We offer our own quality registrations (post-bachelor’s and post-master’s), which provide a specialisation within the (BIG-registered) professions of our members, and we maintain our own quality mark. We help our members excel in their profession by organising continuing education through events, study days, and workshops. Furthermore, we represent the scientific and social interests of our members.