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Cláudia P. Pires. Invited Assistant Professor in Psychology at Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Coimbra, Portugal. Also affiliated to the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra, Portugal. PhD in Clinical Psychology (2024), MSc in Clinical Psychology - Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions (2015), and BSc in Psychological Sciences (2013) from the University of Coimbra. Advanced training in contextual therapies (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy and Mindfulness Based Interventions) in adults and adolescents. Member of the Order of Portuguese Psychologists and the Portuguese Association of Behaviour Therapy (APTC). Research interests focused on anxiety disorders, adolescent development and clinical functioning, neurobiological and evolutionary approach to human characteristics, behaviour and difficulties, and on contextual, experiential and compassion-based psychological interventions.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Cláudia Patrícia Nunes Pires
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Pires, Cláudia
  • Pires, Cláudia P.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2E11-DDC5-69CD
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1394-7389
AuthenticusID
R-00M-1KX
Researcher Id
LJP-2744-2024
Scopus Author Id
57205058705

Email addresses

  • claudia.pnpires@gmail.com (Professional)
  • claudiapires@ismt.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra - Rua do Colégio Novo, 3000-115, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)
  • Instituto Superior Miguel Torga - Largo da Cruz de Celas, 1, 3000-132, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/10 - 2024/12
Concluded
 PhD in Clinical Psychology (Doutoramento)
University of Coimbra - Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Portugal
"Beyond the classroom: Innovations on assessment, exploring pathways, and development and validation of a contextual-based intervention for adolescents’ test anxiety" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2024/04 - 2024/11
Concluded
 Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions with the LGBTQIA+ population (Pós-Graduação)
Psikontacto - Training and Therapeutic Intervention, Portugal
2023/03/29 - 2023/03/29
Attended
 Compassion Focused Therapy for Difficult Emotions (Outros)
CINEICC - Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention, Portugal
2020/10 - 2021/04
Concluded
 Third-Wave Therapies with Children and Adolescents (Pós-Graduação)
Psikontacto - Training and Therapeutic Intervention, Portugal
2019
Concluded
 Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) 8-week course (Outros)
Psikontacto - Training and Therapeutic Intervention, Portugal
2019
Concluded
 Cultivating the compassionate self to work with shame memories (Outros)
CINEICC - Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention, Portugal
2018
Concluded
 Dyslexia Advanced Course (Outros)
CRIAP Institute, Portugal
2018
Concluded
 Assessment and Diagnostic of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Outros)
CADIn - Support Center for Child Development, Portugal
2018
Concluded
 Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Etiology and Assessment (Outros)
ISPA - University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences, Portugal
2017
Concluded
 Advanced and Specialized Training Course in Third Wave Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (Pós-Graduação)
Psikontacto - Training and Therapeutic Intervention, Portugal
2015/11 - 2015/11
Concluded
 Compassion Focused Therapy: Clinical Skills (Outros)
CINEICC - Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention, Portugal
2015/09/24
Concluded
 Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) for people who overeat (Outros)
CINEICC - Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention, Portugal
2013/09 - 2015/09
Concluded
 M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology (Mestrado)
Major in Clinical Psychology - Cognitive-behavioral Interventions in Psychological Disorders and Health
University of Coimbra - Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Portugal
"Test Anxiety: An approach based on Clark and Wells Cognitive Model for Social Anxiety Disorder" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2010 - 2013
Concluded
 B.Sc. in Psychological Sciences (Licenciatura)
University of Coimbra - Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Portugal
2010/06
Concluded
 Certificate of Proficiency in English (Outros)
Major in Council of Europe Level C2
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/11 - Current Researcher (Research) CINEICC - Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention, Portugal
University of Coimbra - Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Portugal
2018/01 - 2019/10 Research Trainee (Research) CINEICC - Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention, Portugal
University of Coimbra - Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Portugal
2016/03 - 2016/06 Research Assistant (Research) Compassionate Mind Foundation, United Kingdom

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/09 - Current Técnico Psicologia Especialista (Técnico Psicologia) Community Services Center, Portugal
University of Coimbra - Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Técnico Psicologia Estagiário (Técnico Psicologia) Ribatejo Nursing Home, Portugal
2014/09 - 2015/05 Estagiário (3º e 4º Ano) (Técnico Superior de Saúde) Coimbra Hospital and University Centre (CHUC), Portugal
University of Coimbra - Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Portugal
2014/07 - 2014/09 Estagiário (1º e 2º Ano) (Técnico Superior de Saúde) Santarém District Hospital, Portugal
University of Coimbra - Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Portugal
2013/07 - 2013/08 Estagiário (1º e 2º Ano) (Técnico Superior de Saúde) Santarém District Hospital, Portugal
University of Coimbra - Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Portugal
2012/07 - 2012/08 Estagiário (1º e 2º Ano) (Técnico Superior de Saúde) Commission for the Protection of Children and Young People (CPCJ), Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/09/16 - 2015/09/23 Editorial Assistant Revista Universitária de Psicologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/11 - 2024/12 Beyond the classroom: Innovations on assessment, exploring pathways, and development and validation of a contextual-based intervention for adolescents’ test anxiety
SFRH/BD/143520/2019
PhD Student Fellow
CINEICC - Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Pires, Cláudia P.; Salvador, Maria do Céu. "Ansiedad ante los exámenes: Por el camino de la compasión". Paper presented in 5th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology on Children and Adolescents, Oviedo, 2019.
  2. Salvador, Maria do Céu; Pires, Cláudia. "Test Anxiety: An approach based on Clark and Wells Cognitive Model for Social Anxiety Disorder". Paper presented in 45th Congress of the European Association for Behaviour and Cognitive Therapies, Jerusalem, 2015.
Conference poster
  1. Pires, Cláudia; Hofmann, Stefan G.; Putwain, David W.; Salvador, Maria do Céu. "Compassion, acceptance, and mindfulness-based intervention for adolescents’ test anxiety (AcAdeMiC): a non-randomized mixed-method feasibility study". Paper presented in 12th International CFT Conference: Compassion through life’s journey, 2023.
  2. Pires, Cláudia; Silva, Eliana; Hofmann, Stefan G.; Putwain, David W.; Salvador, Maria do Céu. "The AcAdeMiC program: Study protocol for a new acceptance, mindfulness, and compassion-based intervention to adolescents with test anxiety". Paper presented in 12th International CFT Conference: Compassion through life’s journey, 2023.
  3. Pires, Cláudia; Silva, Eliana; Hofmann, Stefan G.; Putwain, David W.; Salvador, Maria do Céu. "Acceptance of test anxiety symptoms and self-compassion as mechanisms of change of school-related and general mental health outcomes in a psychotherapeutic intervention for adolescents". Paper presented in ACBS World Conference 21, 2023.
  4. Pires, Cláudia; Hofmann, Stefan G.; Putwain, David W.; Salvador, Maria do Céu. "The efficacy of a compassion, acceptance, and mindfulness-based pilot intervention for adolescents’ test anxiety: A case study". Paper presented in 52nd Congress of the European Association for Behaviour and Cognitive Therapies, 2022.
  5. Pires, Cláudia; Salvador, Maria do Céu. "Psychological flexibility and test anxiety: The mediating role of shame and self-criticism". Paper presented in 50th Virtual Congress of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT), 2020.
  6. Pires, Cláudia; Marta-Simões, Joana; Salvador, Maria do Céu. "Clark and Wells Cognitive Model for Social Anxiety Disorder: Does it apply to Test Anxiety?". Paper presented in 5th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology on Children and Adolescents, 2019.
  7. Pires, Cláudia; Salvador, Maria do Céu. "Understanding and overcoming test anxiety: A new comprehensive model and group intervention based on acceptance, mindfulness and compassion for test-anxious adolescents". Paper presented in PsihDay - III Mostra de Doutoramento em Psicologia, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Cláudia P. PIRES; University of Coimbra, Portugal, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Center for Research in Neuropsychology an; Stefan G. HOFMANN; David W. PUTWAIN; Maria DO CÉU SALVADOR; Philipps-University Marburg, Germany, and Boston University, USA, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Liverpool John Moores University, UK, School of Education. "The Efficacy Of A Compassion, Acceptance And Mindfulness-based Pilot Intervention For Adolescents’ Test Anxiety: A Case Study Using The Academic Program". Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.24193/jebp.2023.1.3.
    10.24193/jebp.2023.1.3
  2. Cláudia P. Pires; David W. Putwain; Stefan G. Hofmann; Dinis S. Martins; Meagan B. MacKenzie; Nancy L. Kocovski; Maria do Céu Salvador. "Assessing psychological flexibility in test situations: The Test Anxiety Acceptance and Action Questionnaire for Adolescents". Revista de Psicopatología y Psicología Clínica 25 3 (2020): 147-147. https://doi.org/10.5944%2Frppc.29014.
    10.5944/rppc.29014
  3. Basran, Jaskaran; Pires, Claudia; Matos, Marcela; McEwan, Kirsten; Gilbert, Paul. "Styles of Leadership, Fears of Compassion, and Competing to Avoid Inferiority". Frontiers in Psychology 9 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02460.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02460
  4. Oliveira, Sara; Pires, Cláudia; Ferreira, Cláudia. "Does the recall of caregiver eating messages exacerbate the pathogenic impact of shame on eating and weight-related difficulties?". Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40519-018-0625-8.
    Published • 10.1007/s40519-018-0625-8
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2015/11/19 Test Anxiety: An approach based on Clark and Wells Cognitive Model for Social Anxiety Disorder 3rd CINEICC International Congress | 3rd National Congress of Portuguese Association of Behaviour Therapy
CINEICC - Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (Coimbra, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2015/05/29 - 2015/05/29 Workshop "Exam Anxiety" for secondary school students [Facilitator] (2015/05/29 - 2015/05/29)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 MOVE Job Fair - Figueira da Foz Municipality, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019 - 2019 5th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology on Children and Adolescents
Congress
Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain
2018 - 2018 1st National Congress on ADHD
Congress
SPDA - Portuguese Society for Attention Deficit, Portugal
2017 - 2017 4th National Congress of Psychology Talks | 3rd International Conference on Active Aging
Congress
Portuguese Association of Psychology Talks, Portugal
2015/09/25 - 2015/09/26 International Congress on Obesity and Binge Eating (ICOBE)
Congress
CINEICC - Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention, Portugal
2015/08/31 - 2015/09/03 45th Annual EABCT Congress
Congress
European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Netherlands
2015 - 2015 3rd CINEICC International Congress | 3rd National Congress of Portuguese Association of Behaviour Therapy
Congress
CINEICC - Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention, Portugal
2015 - 2015 1st International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology with Children and Adolescents
Congress
Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain
2015 - 2015 1st Symposium on Adolescence - Problems and Perspectives of Millennium Generation
Symposium
PsiTorres - Center for Medical and Psychological Assessment, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2018 - Current Order of Portuguese Psychologists Effective Member
2015 - Current Portuguese Association of Behaviour Therapy Associate Member
2005 - Current Portugal Food Bank Volunteer
2009 - 2010 Santarém Care Center for Older Adults Volunteer
Distinctions

Award

2015 Top 3% of students in University of Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2014 Top 3% of students in University of Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011 Top 3% of students in University of Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal