Francisco Jose Eiroa Orosa

Francisco Jose Eiroa Orosa

Associate professor

ORCID: 0000-0002-4163-6545
Scopus Author ID: 26432516700
Researcher ID: D-2510-2012
Knowledge area: Personalitat, Avaluació i Tractaments Psicològics

Grup d'Innovació per a la Millora de la Docència en Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut

Contact Information
Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology
Facultat de Psicologia, Passeig Vall d'Hebron, 171
679125150
feiroa(a)ub.edu

My profile

In 2012 I completed a European doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry at the universities of Hamburg and Autonomous of Barcelona. After stays in Dresden and Montevideo, I have held teaching ... + info

More Information: Grup de Recerca en Intervenció en Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut (https://www.ub.edu/ipcs/ca/equip/francisco-jose-eiroa-orosa/)

Academic Training

Licenciado en Psicología . Universidad Autónoma de Madrid . 10/04/2007 . (Diploma / Degree / Activities)
Doctor Europeo en Psicología Clínica y Psiquiatría . Departament de Psiquiatria i Medicina Legal de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona . 24/05/2012 . (Ph.D.)
Màster d'especialització en Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut . Universidad Autónoma de Madrid . 25/10/2007 . (Official Master)
Diplomat en Estudis Avançats . Departamento de Psicología Social de la Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia . 27/10/2009 . (Official Master)
Graduat Europeu en Recerca d'Addiccions . Departamento de Psicoterapia y Psicología Clínica, Universidad Técnica de Dresde . 31/05/2013 . (Official Master)
Postgrau en Educació Digital . Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh . 28/11/2014 . (Official Master)
Postgrau en Ensenyament Superior . Cass School of Education and Communities, University of East London . 05/02/2015 . (Official Master)
Tècnic dintervenció amb menors en risc social . Colegio Oficial de la Psicología de Madrid - Agencia Para el Empleo . 22/10/2004 . (Specialized Training)
Acreditació de psicoterapeuta . Asociación Española de Neuropsiquiatría . 14/06/2013 . (Specialized Training)
Habilitació en Psicologia General Sanitària . Departament de Salut - Col·legi Oficial de Psicologia de Catalunya . 07/01/2015 . (Specialized Training)

Teaching impartedi (last 5 years)

Societat, Salut i Benestar (Bachelor's degree) - Psychology - Universidad de Barcelona.
Vida Saludable i Benestar (University Master's Degree) - Reptes Globals per a la Sostenibilitat - Unió Europea.
Reptes i Solucions en Salut (University Master's Degree) - Reptes Globals per a la Sostenibilitat - Unió Europea.
Sistemes i Polítiques de Salut (University Master's Degree) - Reptes Globals per a la Sostenibilitat - Unió Europea.
Psicologia Clínica (Bachelor's degree) - Psychology - Universidad de Barcelona.
Intervenció Psicològica (Bachelor's degree) - Psychology - Universidad de Barcelona.

Teaching Innovation Projects

VR-PSY. Grup d'Innovació per a la Millora de la Docència en Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut . 2016 - 2025 . Ref.GINDOC-UB/083 . Universitat de Barcelona . PI: Jose Gutierrez Maldonado
Recerca participativa, formació i avaluació aplicada al model de recuperació i ciutadania en salut mental . 2022 - 2022 . Ref.2022/0003827 . Diputació de Barcelona . PI: Francisco Jose Eiroa Orosa
Ciutadania i Salut Mental . 2022 - 2022 . Ref.22S03666-001 . Ajuntament de Barcelona . PI: Francisco Jose Eiroa Orosa
Suport entre iguals a Europa . 2023 - 2023 . Ref.23S02592-001 . Ajuntament de Barcelona . PI: Francisco Jose Eiroa Orosa
Ciutadania com a Salut Mental . 2023 - 2023 . Ref.23S02603-001 . Ajuntament de Barcelona . PI: Francisco Jose Eiroa Orosa

Research interests

Mental Health, Citizenship and Human Rights

Research Projects

Contextualising psychosocial wellbeing and mental health within sociocultural dynamics (PSYCHOCONTEXT) . 2016 - 2019 . Ref.654808 . Unió Europea . PI: Guillem Feixas Viaplana; Francisco Jose Eiroa Orosa
Contracte del Programa Ramon y Cajal . 2020 - 2024 . Ref.RYC2018-023850-I . Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad . PI: Francisco Jose Eiroa Orosa
Intervenció en Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut i Promoció del Benestar . 2022 - 2025 . Ref.2021 SGR 00666 . Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR) . PI: Francisco Jose Eiroa Orosa
PEER and TEAM SUPPORT in Mental Health: recovery through user's experience . 2022 - 2025 . Ref.2021-1-BE01-KA220-VET-000034852 . Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) . PI: Francisco Jose Eiroa Orosa
Ciudadanía como salud mental . 2022 - 2025 . Ref.PID2021-125403OA-I00 . Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación . PI: Francisco Jose Eiroa Orosa

Relevant publications

Eiroa-Orosa, F.J. (2019). Analyzing Community Mental Health Programs Through the Citizenship Framework: A Learning Experience. American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 22(1-2), pp. 64 - 81 . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 1548-7768
Eiroa-Orosa, F.J.; Limiñana-Bravo, L. (2019). An instrument to measure mental health professionals' beliefs and attitudes towards service users' rights. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(2), p. 244 . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 1661-7827
Eiroa-Orosa, F. J.; García-Mieres, H. (2019). A systematic review and meta-analysis of Recovery educational interventions for mental health professionals. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 0894-587X
Eiroa-Orosa, F. J.; Lomascolo, M.;Tosas-Fernández, A. (2021). Efficacy of an Intervention to Reduce Stigma Beliefs and Attitudes among Primary Care and Mental Health Professionals: Two Cluster Randomised-Controlled Trials. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(3) . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 1661-7827
Sánchez-Moscona, C.; Eiroá-Orosa, F. J. (2021). Training mental health peer support training facilitators: a qualitative, participatory evaluation. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 30(1), pp. 261 - 273 . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 1445-8330
Eiroá-Orosa, F. J. (2023). Beyond recovery: toward rights-based mental health care — A cluster randomized wait-list controlled trial of a recovery and rights training for mental health professionals with or without first person accounts. Frontiers in Psychology, 14 . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 1664-1078
Eiroa-Orosa, F. J. (2023). Citizenship as mental health. A study protocol for a randomised trial of awareness interventions for mental health professionals. Journal of Public Mental Health, 22(3), pp. 117 - 126 . https://doi.org/10.1108/JPMH-09-2022-0089 . ISSN: 1746-5729
Eiroa-Orosa Francisco Jose; Pradillo-Caimari Cristina (2024). A qualitative study exploring mental health professionals' perspectives opinions and attitudes on the state of service users' rights. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine . https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2024.36 . ISSN: 0790-9667
Ball, C.M.; Eiroa-Orosa F.J. (2024). A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies on citizenship and mental health. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine . https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2024.66 . ISSN: 0790-9667
Eiroa-Orosa, F.J.; Incera-Rosas, M. (2025). A Qualitative Analysis of Trialogues Between People with Lived Experience, Their Relatives, and Mental Health Professionals. Community Mental Health Journal, 61(4), pp. 764 - 774 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-024-01402-3 . ISSN: 0010-3853

Directed Thesis, minor thesis and research reports

Sánchez Morales, L . (2019) . Creando espacios seguros para el crecimiento en estados de máxima fragilidad (Ph.D. Thesis) . Universitat de Barcelona. TDX (Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa) (http://hdl.handle.net/10803/670660)
Georghiades, A . (2021) . Incongruent Views of Quality of Life between Patients and Physicians: A Mixed-Methods Enquiry (European Ph.D.) . Universitat de Barcelona. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/673738
Fernando Moreno Montero . (2023) . Beyond the American Dream: Testing the alleged system justifying effect of making both social boundaries look permeable and those who advocate changes look like a threat (European Ph.D.) . Universitat de Barcelona. http://hdl.handle.net/2445/202899
Alvarenga, A. K . (2024) . Citizenship as a measure of inclusion: A qualitative analysis of mental health providers from Catalonia (Degree work) . Universitat de Barcelona.
Fernandez Vives, J . (2025) . Estudio Delphi para un modelo estandarizado de formación en apoyo entre iguales en España (Degree work) . Universitat de Barcelona.

Activities (stages) and Work experience

Positive evaluation of teaching performance for the periods 2012-13 / 2017-18 and 2018-19 / 2022-23
Positive evaluation of research performance for the periods 2007-2012, 2013-2018, and 2019-2024
​Investigador Marie Skłodowska-Curie. Yale University - Universitat de Barcelona -. 01/06/2016 - 05/07/2019
Membre de la Comissió de Seguiment del Consell Assessor de Salut Mental i Addiccions. Departament de Salut, Generalitat de Catalunya. 01/06/2019
Investigador Ramón y Cajal. Universitat de Barcelona. 01/01/2020 - 15/05/2024