PSYn4170 Contemporary Psychotherapy

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Kostínková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 U34
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! PST410 Contemporary Psychotherapy && ( PSY406 Psychotherapy || PSYn4060 Psychotherapy )
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 13/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the and of the course, students should be able identify the main contemporary therapeutic approaches and key themes and issues, as a substantial part of a scientific scene in psychotherapy. Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to learn the key features of contemporary debates in psychotherapy today. See structure of the course. Further aim can be stated as delineating major differences between serious and scientific psychotherapy and other - fringe, e.g. New Age - approches and so called therapies.
Learning outcomes
Student would be able to identify and in sofisticated way present and discuss the main movements and changes in contemporary psychotherapy (at scientific and political level), understand it, and summarize the key debates in current psychotherapy.
Syllabus
  • The book Contemporary Psychotherapy (Prague, 2010). Main debates in contemporary psychotherapy. List of psychotherapies. Science and non-science.
  • 2. Key issues in discussions among psychotherapists.
  • 3. Contemporary scene in USA, in Europe and in Czech Republic.
  • 4. Delphi method (John Norcross - 1982, 1992, 2002): conclusions and consequences.
  • 5. Psychotherapy and counselling.
  • 6. Empirically supported therapies - and / or - "Tailored" (costumized) approches
  • 7. The personality of psychotherapist. Trainings, personal self-care and developments. Key features of mastery in psychotherapy.
  • 8. Psychodynamic tradition in psychotherapy. Conteporary psychoanalysis.
  • 9. Language(s) of psychotherapy. Openess in psychotherapeutic schools.
  • 10. Eclecticism. Technical eclecticism. Lazarus, Marmor, Norcross, Beutler, Garfield. The clash of paradigm. Louis Castonguay a Marv Goldfried.
  • 11. Research in psychotherapy. The possible designes in research of outcome and process in therapy.
  • 12. Key figures, institutes, journals, books.
  • 13. „Fringe approaches“ in psychotherapy.
  • 14. List o techniques.
Literature
  • WAMPOLD, Bruce E. The great psychotherapy debate : models, methods, and findings. Mahwah, N.J.: L. Erlbaum Associates, 2001, xiii, 263. ISBN 0805832025. info
  • PROCHASKA, James O. and John C. NORCROSS. Psychoterapeutické systémy : průřez teoriemi. Praha: Grada, 1999, 479 s. ISBN 8071697664. info
  • Bergin and Garfield's handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change. Edited by Michael J. Lambert. 5th ed. New York, NY: Wiley, 2004, x, 854. ISBN 9780471377559. info
  • ANDRLOVÁ, Michaela. Současné směry v české psychoterapii : rozhovory s významnými psychoterapeuty. 1. vyd. Praha: Triton, 2005, 222 s. ISBN 8072546031. info
  • VYMĚTAL, Jan. Obecná psychoterapie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Psychoanalytické nakladatelství J. Kocourek, 1997, 295 s. ISBN 80-86123-02-2. info
  • HLUČÍN, Jakub. Hovory o psychoterapii :péče o duši současného člověka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2001, 189 s. ISBN 80-7178-525-3. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and class discussions.
Assessment methods
1. Presentation in Power Point (personality, or school, or technique in psychotherapy). 2. Essay, or book review, or translation of selected article.
The final written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Střídají se přednášky a semináře - viz sylabus.
Teacher's information
http://www.fss.muni.cz/psych/studium.html
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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