Techniques in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 2500-EN-S-135
Goal of the class is to walk students through basics of therapeutic practice
in psychodynamic approach, starting from establishing therapeutic
relationship, including ethics, creation of therapeutic alliance, contract,
verbal and non-verbal communication, resistance, use of therapeutic
techniques like active listening, paraphrasing, summarizing, use of specific
psychodynamic techniques like clarification, confrontation and
interpretation. Transference and countertransference will be presented
during classes as basic processes taking place in therapeutic relationship.
Each topic will be followed by practical exercises or role-plays. Role-play
cases will focus on most common patient profiles; incl. depression,
anxiety and personality disorders. Students will practice those skills on
themselves during exercises and role-plays with use of one-way mirror.
Learning outcomes
After completing this course students should be prepared to create a
therapeutic alliance with a patient, discuss therapeutic contract, make
use of basic therapeutic skills like paraphrase, active listening,
summarizing, clarification, confrontation, interpretation. Students should
be ready to explain examples of techniques used in psychodynamic
approach. Students should also understand process of transference and
countertransference.
Assessment criteria
Assessment methods and criteria
Home work written assignment (description of one case, patient
and techniques that should be applied)
Task during classes (active participation in role-play simulating
scenarios where student as counselor is responsible for creating
therapeutic alliance, setting therapeutic contract, making use of
basic therapeutic techniques learnt during classes) - obligatory
but not graded
Attendance rules
Obligatory attendance: one class may be missed without excuse, as
second absence requires excuse. More than two absences result in not
passing the course.
Additional information
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