PST433 Family therapy

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. MUDr. David Skorunka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 26. 11. 14:00–19:30 U23, Thu 27. 11. 8:00–13:30 U35, Wed 3. 12. 14:00–19:30 U23, Thu 4. 12. 8:00–13:30 U35, Wed 10. 12. 14:00–19:30 U23, Thu 11. 12. 8:00–13:30 U35
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject provides introduction to the psychotherapy approach called Family therapy. An emphasis is given on balanced overview of systemic assumptions, theoretical concepts, practical applications and of current research in this field. Both historical and current schools of family therapy including integrative models are discussed. Attention is given also to examples of methods of work with family and clinical examples in interactive fashion of teaching.
Syllabus
  • 1. Family therapy in relation to other major psychotherapies. Historical origins of family therapy. Basic assumptions of systemic perspective. Communication in family. Areas of inspirations in the beginning of family therapy. 2. Family as a psychosocial unit. Family role in development. Main characteristics of family system (idea of homeostasis, rules, boundaries, structure, rituals, development, gender, narratives etc.). Family under social and cultural influences in 21. century. 3. Main schools of family therapy. Three colummn model. Formulation and main focus of family therapy according different models. Structural therapy, transgenerational model, psychodynamic perspective, Milan school and beyond. 4. Post-milan development. Language and social construction of the problem and solution. Social constructionism, feminist ciritique, and reflecting processes in family therapy. Narrative family therapy. Collaborative and dialogical approaches. 5. Clinical aspects of family therapy. Therapy as emotional, cognitive and social scaffolding. The process of family therapy (beginning, middle stage, ending). Interviewing and questioning. Indications, mental health and psychosomatic medicine. 6. Current situation of family therapy in the Czech Republic and abroad. Associations, institutes, training programs. Research in family/systemic therapy. Other issues.
Literature
  • SCHLIPPE, Arist von. Systemická terapie a poradenství. Edited by Jochen Schweitzer. Brno: Cesta, 2006, 251 s. ISBN 8072950827. info
  • TRAPKOVÁ, Ludmila and Vladislav CHVÁLA. Rodinná terapie psychosomatických poruch. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2004, 227 s. ISBN 80-7178-889-9. info
  • LANGMEIER, Josef, Karel BALCAR and Jan ŠPITZ. Dětská psychoterapie. 2. rozš. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2000, 431 s. ISBN 80-7178-381-1. info
Assessment methods
The subject is lectured as a intensive course, with completion in form of credit.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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