Guarantee: PhDr. Roman
Hytych, Ph.D.; e-mail: romhyt@gmail.com
Lectures:
Mgr. Pavel Borovička, Mgr. Michal
Čevelíček, Ph.D., PhDr. Roman Hytych, Ph.D, Autumn Chall, MS., Mgr. Klára Jonášová, Mgr. Adam Klocek, Ph.D., Mgr. Martin Novák, prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D., doc. MUDr. David Skorunka, Ph.D., Mgr.
Monika Skutková, Mgr. Lucia Ukropová, prof.
PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D.
The course is offered for foreign students in BA
and MA programs. It consists of lectures listed below. The final exam will take
the form of an essay (8 - 10 pages) on a chosen theme. 80% attendance on lectures
is compulsory. Lectures are conducted on Tuesdays from 14:00 to 15:40 in room U53.
The course will start on 1st October. Beware! One of the lectures (19/11) will be online.
Course lectures:
Zbyněk Vybíral:
Introduction to Psychotherapy and Introduction to adverse effects
(1/10)
The lecture offers a basic
overview covering themes such as psychotherapy as a profession, scientific views on
psychotherapy, and a variety of research designs. The focus on psychotherapy as
both, the science and “gift” includes several issues for questioning and
discussion. Some biases are mentioned as well.
Norcross, J., Lambert, M. (2018). Psychotherapy Relationships That Work III. Psychotherapy 55(4), 303–315.
Levitt, Heidi, Butler, M., Hill, T. (2006). What Clients Find Helpful in Psychotherapy: Developing Principles for Facilitating Moment-to-Moment Change. Journal of Counseling Psychology 53 (3), s. 314–324.
Klára Jonášová: Feedback in Psychotherapy context (8/10)
During this lesson we will explain the
importance of feedback on the quality and effectiveness of psychotherapy. We will
introduce the most used
tools for systematic feedback acquisition, the possibilities
of their use and their influence on the therapy itself. Next, we will discuss
the future of
routine measurements in the field of psychotherapy and their
influence on the development of this field.
Lambert, M. J., Whipple, J. L., & Kleinstäuber, M.
(2018). Collecting and delivering progress feedback: A meta-analysis of routine
outcome monitoring. Psychotherapy, 55(4), 520–537. https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000167
Barkham, M., De Jong, K., Delgadillo, J., & Lutz, W.
(2023). Routine outcome monitoring. Psychotherapy skills and methods that work,
429-471.
Lutz, W., de Jong, K., Rubel, J. A., & Delgadillo, J.
(2021). Measuring, predicting, and tracking change in psychotherapy. Bergin and
Garfield’s
handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change, 7, 89-133.
De Jong, K., Delgadillo, J., & Barkham, M. (2023). Routine outcome monitoring and feedback in psychological therapies. McGraw-Hill Education (UK).
Tomáš Řiháček: What makes a good therapist? (15/10)
Although
this question has been asked from the beginning of the psychotherapeutic
profession, an ultimate answer is still missing. We will explore this topic
from several perspectives (axiological, theoretical, empirical, and
developmental), trying to develop a more comprehensive picture. Building on
existing research, we will strive to formulate what establishes therapeutic
competence and what are the best methods to search for it and develop it.
Tracey, T. J. G., Wampold, B. E., Lichtenberg, J. W., & Goodyear, R. K. (2014). Expertise in psychotherapy: An elusive goal? American Psychologist, 69(3), 218-229. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0035099
Martin Novák,
Lucia Ukropová: Introduction to “Open dialogue” - the
role of psychotherapy in mental health care services (22/10)
The seminar focuses on introducing the “Open
dialogue ” (OD), a psychosocial network-based approach to working with
people experiencing mental
health difficulties. The main principles, used interventions,
possibilities, and
limitations of this approach will be discussed. Also, we will discuss
the case
study from lecturers' practice and the role of psychotherapy in mental
health
and social care community services.
Seikkula,
J. & Olson, M. (2003) The Open Dialogue Approach to Acute Psychosis: Its
Poetics and Micropolitics. Family Process, 42, 403-418.
Schutze, W. (2015). Open dialogue as a contribution to a healthy society: possibilities and limitations. Advances in Psychiatry and Neurology, 24, s. 86-90.
Adam Klocek: Is psychotherapy stable or chaotic? (29/10)
During this lecture, we will cover the basics of how changes
in psychotherapy might unfold in time. We will describe linear and abrupt
change processes and some recent dynamic systems approaches applied to
psychotherapy. The remaining part of the lecture will be focused on
psychological networks and how it can be useful for each psychotherapist to
build a network model from the data of his clients.
Borsboom, D., & Cramer,
A. O. (2013). Network analysis: an integrative approach to the structure
of psychopathology. Annual review of clinical psychology, 9, 91-121.
Schiepek, G. K., Viol, K.,
Aichhorn, W., Hütt, M. T., Sungler, K., Pincus, D., & Schöller, H. J.
(2017). Psychotherapy is chaotic—(not only) in a computational world.
Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 379.
Schiepek, G., Heinzel, S., Karch,
S., Aas, B., & Strunk, G. (2014). Chaos and self-organization in
psychotherapy. Chaos and Complexity Letters, 8(2/3), 231.
Olthof, M., Hasselman, F.,
Strunk, G., van Rooij, M., Aas, B., Helmich, M. A., ... &
Lichtwarck-Aschoff, A. (2020). Critical fluctuations as an early-warning
signal for sudden gains and losses in patients receiving psychotherapy for
mood disorders. Clinical Psychological Science, 8(1), 25-35.
Roman Hytych: Mindfulness in contemporary psychotherapy: Clinical practice and research findings (5/11)
Mindfulness is a core
skill for life coping developed within the Buddhist tradition. Recent
years of psychotherapy application and scientific research have shown a
huge range of
benefits for psychotherapy clients as well as psychotherapists
themselves.
Brown, K. W., Ryan, R. M., Creswell, J. D. (2007). Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundation and Evidence for its Salutary Effects. Psychological Inquiry. 4, 211-237.
Michal Čevelíček: Case formulation as a process and product
of therapists' thinking about their clients
(12/11)
Broadly defined,
psychotherapy case formulation captures the ways in which therapists think
about their clients (cases). Specifically, it is a process and a product of
capturing and structuring complex information, developing hypotheses about the
nature of issues at hand, and forming plans to resolve these issues. First, we
will focus on the specifics of “therapeutic thinking”. Is the thinking of therapists
any different from “common” thinking? What do therapists learn to think as
therapists? Second, we will take a look at some specific methods of case
formulation (both integrative and orientation-specific), which therapists' may
use to shape their thinking.
Eells, T.D.
(Ed.). (2007) Handbook of Psychotherapy
Case Formulation. New York, London: The Guilford Press.
Ingram, B. L. (2010). Clinical case formulations: Matching the integrative treatment plan to the client. New Jersey, NY: John Wiley & Sons.
Pavel Borovička:
Navigating Therapeutic Challenges: Understanding and Addressing the Role of Negative Experiences in Therapy and Client Agency
(26/11)
An increased amount of attention in psychological research has been
dedicated to the agency of clients in therapy, particularly recognizing
the potential of the client as a self-healer paradigm. In the context of
this topic, we will focus specifically on negative experiences
occurring within therapeutic sessions, and how these experiences can
significantly affect the client's capacity to effectively participate in
the therapeutic process. We will examine their classification, contexts
of occurrence, and take a brief look at viable ways of measurement.
Finally, we will elaborate on and discuss how developing an informed
awareness of this topic can help in forming meaningful conclusions in
therapy not only within the scope of prevention but also in the efforts
of re-establishing rapport and improving the overall quality of the
client-therapist alliance.
Monika Skutková: Helpful and hindering events
in psychotherapy 3/12)
The lecture will focus on
research of helpful and hindering events in psychotherapy – its history, way of analysis of significant events, an overview of the most important results
and connection of events to therapy outcome. Understanding helpful and hindering
events can be useful particularly for therapists in practice.
Timulák, L. (2010). Significant events in
psychotherapy: An update of research findings. Psychology and Psychotherapy:
Theory, Research, and Practice, 83, s. 421-447.
Timulák, L.
(2007). Identifying core categories of the client-identified impact of helpful
events in psychotherapy: A qualitative meta-analysis. Psychotherapy Research, 17(3), 310-320.
Societies are becoming increasingly connected, which leads to greater diversity in terms of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and other factors. In this lecture, we will examine theoretical, methodological, and applied issues relevant to the study and practice of psychology in multicultural settings.
American Psychological Association. 2017. Multicultural Guidelines: An Ecological Approach to Context, Identity, and Intersectionality.
David Skorunka: Contemporary family therapy and systemic practice (17/12) on-line! link below
link: https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/93144265653?pwd=ueCu97zav8bMFnTmjsn62q7aXbLzcr.1
The lecture introduces
the main assumptions and a variety of practices in contemporary family therapy
including integrative approaches in this field. Major research findings
regarding both the outcome and process of family therapy will be presented.
Themes for the final
essay (choose only one of them):
1. A short outline of the situation of psychotherapy in your country including psychotherapy politics in your country (legal framework);
2. What are the researchers focused on in the field of psychotherapy in
your country (or in broader context if psychotherapy research in your contry is just starting)?
Final essay
submission deadline: 22th December 2024
Essay evaluation criteria:
- sophistication, structuring, distinct
line of thought or concept
- content density and depth (of course depth is inversely proportional to the breadth of the topic – also an essay with a broad topic and less sophisticated sub-themes may be excellent; anyway we rather recommend elaborating a chosen sub-theme, in detail and in context.)
- the ability of a clear presentation of
the main ideas of the essay and the ability to participate in critical discussion
- keeping to the topic and length
- see also Bad and Good examples of the final essay in Information
system