PSYn4070 Child Counselling

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Masopustová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Zuzana Masopustová, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 26. 2. 10:00–11:40 P52, Mon 11. 3. 10:00–11:40 P52, Mon 25. 3. 10:00–11:40 P52, Mon 8. 4. 10:00–11:40 P52, Mon 22. 4. 10:00–11:40 P52, Mon 6. 5. 10:00–11:40 P52
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PSYn4070/01: Mon 26. 2. 12:00–13:40 U23, Mon 11. 3. 12:00–13:40 U23, Mon 25. 3. 12:00–13:40 U23, Mon 8. 4. 12:00–13:40 U23, Mon 22. 4. 12:00–13:40 U23, Mon 6. 5. 12:00–13:40 U23, Z. Masopustová
PSYn4070/02: Mon 26. 2. 14:00–15:40 U23, Mon 11. 3. 14:00–15:40 U23, Mon 25. 3. 14:00–15:40 U23, Mon 8. 4. 14:00–15:40 U23, Mon 22. 4. 14:00–15:40 U23, Mon 6. 5. 14:00–15:40 U23, Z. Masopustová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! PSY407 Councelling Psychology I
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 16 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 17/16, only registered: 0/16
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students the most common themes of child counseling. The focus of the course is on child's difficulties in her broader context (child's developmental stage, needs, life situation etc.) and on a counseling process (with whom to work, when, how etc.).
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students should be able:
to understand the impact that the most common problems of childhood have on various aspects of child's life (e.g. how the ADHD influences child's behavior, family life, child's school performance, relationships with peers, self-esteem and life satisfaction)
to provide basic counseling for parents and teachers of children with the most common difficulties (ADHD, ADD, ASD, anxiety, problem behavior, aggression)
to create an individualized plan of care for children with different types of difficulties with respect to their needs, life context, and developmental stage
Syllabus
  • Legal issues related to counseling
  • Principles of working with children
  • Principles of working with adults - parents, teachers etc.
  • School maturity/readiness, adaptation to school
  • Anxiety, problem behavior, aggression, sensory hypersensitivity
  • Divorce, family conflicts
  • ADHD, ADD
  • ASD
  • Abuse and neglect, institutional care, foster care
Literature
    required literature
  • aktuální výzkumné studie pokrývající témata předmětu
    recommended literature
  • FONAGY, Peter, György GERGELY, Elliot L. JURIST and Mary TARGET. Affect regulation, mentalization, and the development of the self. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018, xiii, 577. ISBN 9781855753563. info
  • Handbook of psychodynamic approaches to psychopathology. Edited by Patrick Luyten - Linda C. Mayes - Peter Fonagy - Mary Target - Sidney. New York: The Guilford press, 2015, xiii, 578. ISBN 9781462522026. info
  • FONAGY, Peter, David COTTRELL, Jeannette PHILLIPS, Dickon BEVINGTON, Danya GLASER and Elizabeth ALLISON. What works for whom? : a critical review of treatments for children and adolescents. Second edition. New York: The Guilford press, 2015, xvi, 639. ISBN 9781462525928. info
  • POWELL, Bert, Glen COOPER, Kent HOFFMAN and Bob MARVIN. The circle of security intervention : enhancing attachment in early parent-child ralationships. Edited by Charles Zeanah. New York: The Guilford Press, 2014, xxviii, 39. ISBN 9781462527830. info
  • Handbook of mentalizing in mental health practice. Edited by Anthony Bateman - Peter Fonagy. 1st ed. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Pub., 2012, xxiii, 593. ISBN 9781585629718. info
Teaching methods
lectures, case studies, class discussions, self-led learning and studying
Assessment methods
fulfilling requirements: presentation of a case study and accepted written individualized counseling plan based on presented case study
final exam: written test
the final grade is based on a sum of points gained for written individualized counseling plan and points gained for written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2024, recent)
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