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306525 (v.1) Advanced Psychotherapy Process and Psychopathology 612
Area: | School of Psychology |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Seminar: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Clinical Practice: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Development of the more advanced psychotherapy skills and concepts that are required for working with more complex client populations. In particular, the unit addresses the more unconscious processes in therapy such as ruptures in the therapeutic alliance, transference and countertransference, projection, empathic attunement, parallel processes and defences. Such psychotherapy processes are linked to understanding the personality structure, developmental processes and psychopathology of the client. There is a focus on adapting treatment models and processes to 'fit' the personality structure and or psychopathology of the client. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Utilised advanced psychotherapy processes to deal with complex client presentations. Worked effectively with strong client reactions such as resistance, hostility, anger and attachment. Conceptualised developmental processes in working with clients. Assessed personality structure in working with psychopathology. Adapted psychotherapy processes and treatment models to take account of the personality structure or psychopathology of the client. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | American Psychiatric Association, (1994), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed., American Psychiatric Association, Washington. Barlow D., (1993), Clinical Handbook of Psychological Disorders, 2nd ed., NY, Guildford Press. Clark A. J., (1998), Defence Mechanisms in the Counselling Process, Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications. Dorpat T.L. and Miller M.L., (1992), Clinical Interaction and the Analysis of Meaning, New York/London, W.W. Norton and Co.Fosha D., (2000), The Transforming Power of Affect - A Model for Accelerated Change, Basic Books. Goldfried M.R., (1995), From Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy to Psychotherapy Integration - An Evolving View, NY, Springer Publishing Company. Horner A., (1998), Working With the Core Relationship Problem in Psychotherapy, San Francisco, Jossey-Bass. Jacobs M., (1998), The Presenting Past, London, Open University Press. Jacobs M.and Rowan J., (2002), The Therapist's Use of Self, London, Open University Press. Kahn M., (1997), Between Therapist and Client - The New Relationship, NY, W. H. Freeman and Company. Lemma A., (1996), Introduction to Psychopathology, London, Sage Publications. |
Unit Texts: | McWilliams N., (1994), Psychoanalytic Diagnosis - Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process, NY, Guilford Press. Grant J. and Crawley J., (2002), Transference and Projection - Mirrors to the Self, London, Open University Press. Teyber E., (2002), Interpersonal Processes in Psychotherapy, A Relational Approach, 4th ed, Brooks/Cole. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Case Study 50%. Major Essay 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 60000 Health (Broad Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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