PSYb2994 Invitation to psychotherapy

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Roman Hytych, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Roman Hytych, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: PhDr. Roman Hytych, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:40 U23
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 40/40, only registered: 19/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to present students an introduction to psychotherapy in a way of training practical skills of exploring processes of experiencing, knowing and acting. Skill training is based on the concept of therapy based on common factors (Bailey, Ogles, 2023) and helping skills (Hill, 2020).
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to: - understand to therapy based on common factors - understand to situations that lead to the negative effects of therapy and ruptures in the therapeutic relationship - apply the basic skills of exloration of processes of experiencing, knowing and acting - be aware of one's current skills as well as limits in the context of the exploration skills training
Syllabus
  • 01. "What have different psychotherapeutic approaches in common?" Introductory lecture by prof. Tomáš Řiháček 02. Therapeutic relationship - the strongest common factor; Self Awareness as a source of self -knowledge and the ability of a therapist to co -create a therapeutic relationship 03. Training seminar - How to take care of a safe environment 04. Attending, Listening and Observing Skills 05. Training seminar - Minicontracting, support delivering 06. Skills for Exploring Thoughts and Narratives 07. Training seminar - Exploration of processes of understanding 08. Skills for Exploring Feelings 09. Training seminar - Exploration of processes of experiencing 10. Integrating the Skills of the Exploration Phase 11. Training seminar - How to integrate everything together? 12. "Why does psychotherapy not always succeed?" - Final lecture by prof. Zbyněk Vybíral 13. Colloquium A. Presentation of a group project 14. Colloquium B. Presentation of a group project
Literature
  • BAILEY, Russell J. and Benjamin M. OGLES. Common factors therapy : a principle-based treatment framework. Washington: American psychological association, 2023, x, 267. ISBN 9781433838873. info
  • HILL, Clara E. Helping skills : facilitating exploration, insight, and action. Fifth edition. Washington, DC: American psychological association, 2020, xviii, 483. ISBN 9781433831379. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, skills training, group project
Assessment methods
final (group) project
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
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