6715 (v.5) Psychology 604 - Individual Psychotherapy
| Area: | School of Psychology |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Advanced individual psychotherapy, with particular emphasis on cognitive/behavioural, psychodynamic, interpersonal, and existential therapy. Skill in the multi modal assessment process. Knowledge of current research on individual interventions. Intergration of theory and practice of psychotherapy interventions and case formulation. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate - Advanced knowledge of specified major theories of psychotherapy. Ability to assess his/her own performance as a therapist. Development of psychotherapy process skills and model-specific interventions. Synthesis of personal style with specific psychotherapy techniques. A thorough understanding of ethical practice associated with individual therapy. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Bugental J.F.T., (1999), Psychotherapy Isn't What You Think, Phoenix, Zeig, Tucker and Co. Inc. Coren A., (2001), Short Term Psychotherapy, Hampshire, Palgrave. Duncan B.C. and Miller S.D., (2000), The Heroic Client - Doing Client-Directed, Outcome-Informed Therapy, San Francisco, Jossey-Bass. Prochaska J.D. and Norcross J.C., (1999), Systems of Psychotherapy - A Transtheoretical Analysis, Pacific Grove, Brooks/Cole. Rothschild B., (1999), The Body Remembers, The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment, NY, WW Norton and Co. Safran J.D. and Muran J.C., (2000), Negotiating the Therapeutic Alliance - A Relational Treatment, NY, The Guildford Press. Snyder C.R. and Ingram R.E., (2000), Handbook of Psychological Change - Psychotherapy Processes and Practices for the 21st Century, NY, John Wiley and Sons. Wosket V., (1999), The Therapeutic Use of Self - Counselling practice, research and supervision, London, Routledge. |
| Unit Texts: | Teyber E., (2000), Interpersonal Process in Psychotherapy, (4th ed.), Belmont, Brooks/Cole. Gurman A. and Messer S., (Eds.), (1995), Essential Psychotherapies - Theory and Practice, NY, Guildford Press. Kahn M., (1997), Between Therapist and Client, NY, W.H. Freeman and Company. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Case analyses - (i) existential case analysis 20%, (ii) cognitive behavioural case analysis 20%. Videotaped therapy sessions - (i) basic listening and process focused skills 15%, (ii) 2 sessions psychotherapy (model of choice) 20%. Critical essay or special project/case study 25%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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