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Basic Information
Presentation
The Casa Vital University Microcredential: Organization and Balance of Life Areas provides practical, evidence-based training focused on understanding how different areas of life (work, family, relationships, self-care, leisure, and personal projects) are distributed and how this organization influences well-being. The program enables participants to identify imbalances between priorities and daily activities and to design personal reorganization strategies tailored to their individual circumstances. It integrates contributions from role theory, narrative identity, and value-based contextual models, with an applied, rather than clinical, approach.
Objectives
- Understanding how the different areas of life are organized and how they influence well-being.
- Analyze the personal distribution of responsibilities and priorities.
- Identify potential imbalances between values and everyday actions.
- Design a personal priority reorganization plan adapted to individual circumstances.
Program
Module 1. How we organize the areas of our life: fundamentals of the Casa Vital model (0,5 ECTS)
Introduction to the Casa Vital model and the concepts of life areas, priorities, and personal balance.
Module 2. The main areas of life and their current distribution (1 ECTS)
Identifying life areas and creating a personal map of priorities.
Module 3. Identifying imbalances and conflicts between life areas (0,75 ECTS)
Analysis of possible overloads, oversights, or tensions between different responsibilities.
Module 4. Designing a personal plan for reorganizing priorities (0,75 ECTS)
Development of a practical plan for adjusting and improving personal balance.
External internships: Not included in the program.
Final Degree Project: Not applicable.
Recipients
Aimed at adults interested in consciously understanding and reorganizing the different areas of their personal, family, or professional life.
access requirements
They will be able to access:
People with university degrees.
University students.
Active professionals.
People from University for Seniors programs.
Anyone interested in personal development and improving well-being.
No prior specialized knowledge is required.
Selection criteria
If the number of places is exceeded:
Suitability of the academic or professional profile to the content of the program (40%).
Motivation demonstrated through a letter of interest (30%).
Previous experience related to the application areas of the model (20%).
Additional training linked to personal or professional development (10%).
No. of Places: 30
Academic Management and Faculty
Dr. Cecilia Peñacoba Puente, University Professor.
Dr. Patricia Catalá Mesón, Full Professor at the University.
Faculty
Dr. Patricia Catalá Mesón
Full Professor. Department of Psychology. Specialist in social identity, roles and adaptation processes.
Dr. Cecilia Peñacoba Puente
University Professor. Department of Psychology. Specialist in the application of the model in educational contexts and academic supervision.
Duration and development
Modality: online
Number of credits: 3 ECTS
Contact hours: 0
Place of delivery: URJC Virtual Campus (Virtual Classroom and Microsoft Teams)
Schedule: Fridays in October and November, from 15:00 p.m. to 18:00 p.m.
Start date: 2 of October 2026
Finish date: November 20, 2026
Reservation of place and enrollment
Pre-registration period: from June 25 to September 30, 2026
Enrollment deadline: from September 1st to September 28th, 2026
Title price: 400
The start of the course is subject to the minimum number (10) of enrolled students.
Documentation to attach, forms and place of delivery
The applicant will present all the scanned documentation, in the formats allowed through the link https://www.urjc.es/estudiar-en-la-urjc/admision/276-formacion-continua#preinscripcion
The documentation that you will have to submit is the following:
Students with a degree obtained from a Spanish university or a Higher Education Institution belonging to another Member State of the European Higher Education Area that provides access to continuing education courses must submit the following documentation:
- National Identity Document or equivalent
- University degree of the studies that give access to the requested postgraduate degree.
- Curriculum vitae
- Responsible declaration of veracity of the data provided in digital format
- Any other document required by the Academic Department of Continuing Education for acceptance.
Students with foreign qualifications must submit the following documentation:
- Passport or Residence Card
- Foreign Higher Education Degree (Graduate, Bachelor's Degree, Architect, Engineer, Doctor...) that gives access to continuing education studies.
- Curriculum vitae
- Responsible declaration of veracity of the data provided in digital format
- Any other document required by the Academic Department of Continuing Education for acceptance
Microcredentials, intended for students with or without a previous official university degree.
These courses allow for the certification of learning results linked to short-term training activities. Their duration must, in any case, be less than 15 ECTS credits. Successful completion of these courses through the corresponding assessment tests will entitle the student, where appropriate, to obtain a Certificate with the name of the respective course and will be included in the centralised Register of this type of qualification. In the event that they do not include assessment tests, a certificate of attendance will be obtained.