PSYn4440 Holding of psychotherapeutic conversation

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025

The course is not taught in Spring 2025

Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Kostínková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Kostínková, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Kostínková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
! PST414 Holding of psychotherapeutic conversation
Willingness to try out new knowledges and techniques in praxis and train holding the psychotherapy interview in front of the others.
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to gain basic competencies for holding psychotherapeutic conversation through practical training. The aims are following: aplly the basic communication competencies during the holding psychotherapeutic conversation; ability to theoretical divide the psychotherapeutic dialogue into basic phases; understand rules and specific features of different phases of psychotherapeutic conversation; train own clinical thinking during the holding psychotherapeutic conversation
Learning outcomes
After succesful graduation or the course a student will be able to:
use basic communication skills for leading a psychotherapeutic dialogue; know theoretical division of psychotherapeutic dialogue into basic phases; understand rules and specific features of different phases; use acquired information for own clinical thinking; able to give feedback to the other students holding the psychotherapy conversation
Syllabus
  • 1) General characteristics of therapeutic conversation 2) First contact with a client 3) Collecting of informations, anamnesis 4) Therapeutic hypothesis, therapeutic contract 5) Therapeutic strategies for problem solving: communication and performative strategies 6) Verifying of therapeutic effects 7) Termination of therapeutic encounter
Literature
    required literature
  • CULLEY, Sue. Integrative counselling skills in action. 3rd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2011, x, 213. ISBN 9781848601512. info
  • TIMUĽÁK, Ladislav. Základy vedení psychoterapeutického rozhovoru : integrativní rámec. Translated by Jana Křížová. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2006, 181 stran. ISBN 8073671069. info
  • FREDERICKSON, Jon. Psychodynamická psychoterapie : (jak dobře naslouchat). Translated by Martin Hajný. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triton, 2004, 290 s. ISBN 8072544144. info
  • YALOM, Irvin D. Chvála psychoterapie : otevřený dopis nové generaci psychoterapeutů a jejich pacientů. Translated by Helena Hartlová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2003, 244 s. ISBN 8071787612. info
    recommended literature
  • Bender, Suzanne, Messner, Edward. Becoming a therapist: What do I say, and why?. New York: The Guilford Press, 2004.
  • HÁJEK, Karel. Práce s emocemi pro pomáhající profese : tělesně zakotvené prožívání. Vydání třetí. Praha: Portál, 2012, 119 stran. ISBN 9788026202219. info
  • JOYCE, Phil and Charlotte SILLS. Základní dovednosti v gestalt psychoterapii. Translated by Silvie Struková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2011, 263 s. ISBN 9788073677718. info
    not specified
  • ROTH, Anthony and Peter FONAGY. What works for whom? : a critical review of psychotherapy research. 2nd ed. New York: Guilford Press, 2005, x, 661. ISBN 159385272X. info
Teaching methods
study of theoretical materials; theoretical explanation; training of practical skills; supervision of acquired practical skills; class discussion and analysis of clinical case;
Assessment methods
observing of active involvement of students while gaining practical skills; supervision and evaluation - how students acquired practical skills needed in different phases and are able to lead themselves a therapeutic dialogue; final essay (reflecting gained competencies)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
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