PSYn4040 Psychotherapy in clinical practice

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. MUDr. Jan Roubal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucia Polakovská (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. MUDr. Jan Roubal, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucia Polakovská
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:40 U43
Prerequisites
! PSY404 Psychotherapy in clinical field experience
The course is prepared for students of magister program of psychology focused on clinical psychology and psychotherapy. The course is in form of interactive seminars and case discussions, so an active attitude of students is a prerequisite.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of this course is to provide students with basic orientation in both demands and risks of psychotherapy in the clinical practice context. Knowledge and skills obtained in the course are a prerequisite for psychology students' professional focus on applying psychotherapy with people with severe mental difficulties. Students gradually learn knowledge about application of psychotherapy in the work with people with different psychiatric diagnoses. They also acquire abilities to understand a specific context and story of one psychotherapy case and identify needed interventions.
Learning outcomes
After successful graduation of the course student will be able to:
understand demands and limitations of psychotherapeutic and counseling work in practice conditions
focus their professional interest based on real demands of practice
reflect on clients in context of professional service, which clients use
work with case formulations of psychotherapy and counseling
connect understanding of work context and therapeutic case narratives
identify needed specific psychotherapeutic interventions and also risks with people with different psychiatric diagnoses in the context of clinical practice
Syllabus
  • The course consists of interactive seminars. Topics of seminars::
  • Psychotherapy in clinical practice: possibilities and limits. Psychopathology and clinical diagnostics from the psychotherapy perspective.
  • Psychotherapy with people with depression
  • Psychotherapy with people with panic disorder
  • Psychotherapy with people with suicidal tendencies
  • Psychotherapy with people with schizophrenia
  • Psychotherapy with people with borderline personality disorder
  • Psychotherapy with people with traumatic experience
  • Each seminar includes an introduction of a relevant diagnostic system, psychotherapeutic approach and a common interactive case analysis.
Literature
    required literature
  • VYBÍRAL, Zbyněk and Jan ROUBAL. Současná psychoterapie (Current Psychotherapy). 1st ed. Praha: Portál, 2010, 744 pp. 615.8 – Psychoterapie. ISBN 978-80-7367-682-7. info
  • RAHN, Ewald and Angela MAHNKOPF. Psychiatrie : učebnice pro studium a praxi. Translated by Jan Lorenc. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2000, 466 s. ISBN 8071699640. info
    recommended literature
  • FRANCESETTI, Gianni, Michela GECELE and Jan ROUBAL. Gestalt Therapy in Clinical Practice. From Psychopathology to the Aesthetics of Contact. 1st ed. Milano: FrancoAngeli, 2013, 762 pp. Gestalt Therapy Book Series. ISBN 978-88-204-2072-7. info
  • YOVELL, Yoram. Nepřítel v mém pokoji : a jiné příběhy z psychoterapie. Translated by Jana Pištorová. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2010, 382 s. ISBN 9788073678128. info
  • VYMĚTAL, Jan. Speciální psychoterapie. 2., přeprac. a dopl. vyd.,. Praha: Grada, 2007, 396 s. ISBN 9788024713151. URL info
  • KRATOCHVÍL, Stanislav. Základy psychoterapie. 5. přeprac. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2006, 383 s. ISBN 8073671220. info
  • MENTZOS, Stavros. Dynamika duševní nemoci. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2005, 127 s. ISBN 8071789925. info
  • VYMĚTAL, Jan. Obecná psychoterapie. 2. vyd., rozš. a přeprac. Praha: Grada, 2004, 339 s. ISBN 9788024707235. info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Vyd. 3., rozš. a přeprac. Praha: Portál, 2004, 870 s. ISBN 8071788023. info
  • PROCHASKA, James O. and John C. NORCROSS. Psychoterapeutické systémy : průřez teoriemi. Praha: Grada, 1999, 479 s. ISBN 8071697664. info
Teaching methods
seminars; study of recommended texts connected to the topic of seminars; written ellaboration of each of discussed diagnostic issues; analysis and a discussion of the presented clinical case; training of clinical case formulation skills; discussion of the specifics and risks of psychotherapy work with people with different psychiatric diagnosis;
Assessment methods
Evaluation methods:
Checking of study of the material recommended for each separate seminar topic.
Observing of active involvement of students to the case study analysis and discussion.;
Checking the search and study of texts relevant to the chosen topic.
Evaluation of short written reports to the presented topic.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Povinný předmět profilace Psychoterapie a klinická psychologie.
Teacher's information
Psychotherapy is applied in different kinds of a work context. This course introduces how psychotherapy can be used in the conditions of clinical practice with people who experience serious mental difficulties and often need a psychiatric treatment beside psychotherapy. Students will gradually learn specifics of psychotherapy works with people with depression, panic disorder, suicidal tendencies, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, trauma. The course will also include information about combination of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy. A clinical diagnostics from the psychotherapy point of view will be introduced. The intention of this course is to provide information about an established approach and also risk points when using psychotherapy in the work with people in the specific conditions of clinical practice. Students will learn to consider psychopathology symptoms of a client with respect to the uniqueness of her/his story and context.Concrete case examples will show possibilities of individual support and development, which psychotherapy can offer in the specific context of clinical practice.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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