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Francisca Alves is currently developing her PhD in Clinical Psychology, entitled ACTsocially: The (dis)similarities of ACT for changing internalizing and externalizing symptomatology in adolescence funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (2023.03831.BD). Previously she integrated two research projects targetting adolescence as a fellowship researcher at the Portucalense Institute of Human Development of the Universidade Portucalense Infante D. Henrique (2023-2024) and at the Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioural Intervention of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra (2022-2023). Francisca has a Master Degree in Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions in Clinical and Health Psychology from the University of Coimbra, Portugal (2021) and she completed an Advanced Specialization on Third-Generation Therapies given by certified clinical psychologists (2023). Her clinical experience is focused mainly on psychological assessment and intervention with young adults and adolescents in school contexts. Francisca contributed to 3 poster presentations in national and international congresses and to 3 research articles accepted and published in international journals.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Francisca Alves
Date of birth
1998/07/24
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Alves, Francisca

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
CA16-C14B-4130
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4755-8557

Email addresses

  • mfmca@fpce.uc.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/09/08 - 2023/07/07
Concluded
 Especialização Avançada em Terapias de Terceira Geração (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Instituto CRIAP, Portugal
 17 valores
2021/10/07 - 2022/01/26
Concluded
 Curso de Formação de Inglês para Fins Académicos (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2016/09/15 - 2021/07/27
Concluded
 Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Especialização em Intervenções Cognitivo Comportamentais nas Perturbações Psicológicas e Saúde
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
"The influence of evolutionary and dyadic variables on coping with intimate partner conflict in a male sample" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17 valores
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/10/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC), Portugal
2022/10/26 - 2023/09/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/10/14 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/10/01 - Current ACTsocially: The (dis)similarities of ACT for changing internalizing and externalizing symptomatology in adolescence
2023.03831.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2022/10/21 - 2023/09/30 Gestão do comportamento agressivo em escolas: Efeitos diferenciais da intervenção com alunos e com professores
EPIS2019
Research Fellow
Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique, Portugal
Concluded
2021/10/01 - 2022/09/14 TeenSad.Change - Changing the course of social anxiety in adolescence: What works, why, and for whom
C492522605-00087032
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Alves, Francisca; Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Vagos, Paula. "An ACT-based Case Study of Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescence". Paper presented in European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT), 2022.
  2. Alves, Francisca; Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Vagos, Paula; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Rijo, Daniel. "Risk Factors for Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescents: The Role of Psychological Inflexibility, Acceptance and Committed Action". Paper presented in XI Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia, 2022.
  3. Alves, Francisca; Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Vagos, Paula; Nobre-Lima, Luiza; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Rijo, Daniel. "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescence: A Manualized Online Approach". Paper presented in International Conference on Clinical and Health Psychology of Children and Adolescents (ICCHPCA), 2022.
Journal article
  1. Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Alves, Francisca; Vagos, Paula. "Psychological inflexibility explains social anxiety over time: a mediation analyses with a clinical adolescent sample". Current Psychology (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04650-w.
    10.1007/s12144-023-04650-w
  2. Alves, Francisca; Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Vagos, Paula. "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescence: Preliminary Appraisal Based on a Case Study Approach". Clinical Case Studies (2022): 153465012211440. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15346501221144069.
    Open access • 10.1177/15346501221144069
  3. Alves, Francisca; Figueiredo, Diana Vieira; Vagos, Paula. "The Prevalence of Adolescent Social Fears and Social Anxiety Disorder in School Contexts". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 19 (2022): 12458. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912458.
    Open access • 10.3390/ijerph191912458
Distinctions

Other distinction

2021 Quadro de Mérito UC Ano Letivo 2020-2021
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal