PS_BA031 Foundations of clinical psychology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Irena Komendová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Hana Přikrylová Kučerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Lucie Slivečková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lucie Stroupková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Vášová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Monika Vodová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Hana Přikrylová Kučerová, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 28. 2. 9:00–12:40 K21, Fri 27. 3. 9:00–12:40 K21, Fri 24. 4. 9:00–12:40 K21
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PS_BA031/01: each odd Monday 16:00–17:40 C51, L. Slivečková, E. Vášová
PS_BA031/02: each odd Monday 18:00–19:40 C51, L. Slivečková, E. Vášová
PS_BA031/03: each even Monday 16:00–17:40 C51, L. Slivečková, E. Vášová
PS_BA031/04: each even Monday 18:00–19:40 C51, L. Slivečková, E. Vášová
Prerequisites
PS_BA020 Social Psychology II
PS_BA001; PS_BA010
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Clinical psychology gives the students opportunity to build up thesaurus of knowledges about a human being in health and illness, about a human being with dysbalance and dysfunction. All these facts in the context of prevention, prophylaxis and therapy. The basic clinical psychological paradigma are: dysfunction - abnormity - pathology health - deficit - illness prophylaxis - prevention - intervention sanogenesis - integration - self-realization
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able to critically evaluate various kinds of theories about a human being in health and illness.
Syllabus
  • 1.Basic concepts What is clinical psychology - an overview of clinical psychology - the work of clinical psychology - clinical psychology in the 21st century Past and presence of clinical psychology - roots of clinical psychology - basic approaches in clinical psychology - advantages and disadvantages of the different approaches 2. Examination in clinical psychology - clinical estimation and decision making - transmission of examination results 3. Client - creating a relationship with the clinet - assessment and monotoring of the client - formulation in psychology - linking the test results with the formulation - dealing with the disrupted therapeutic relationship
Literature
    required literature
  • KRAMER, Geoffrey P., Douglas A. BERNSTEIN and Vicky PHARES. Introduction to clinical psychology. Eighth edition. Boston: Pearson, 2014, viii, 518. ISBN 0205871852. info
    recommended literature
  • JOHNSTONE, Lucy, DALLOS Rudi. Formulation in psychology and psychotherapy. Second edition. London: Routledge, 2014. ISBN9780415682312
  • PAGE, Andrew C., STRITZKE, Werner G.K. Clinical psychology for trainees. Foundations of science-informed practice. Cambridge: CUP, 2015. ISBN 9781107613980
Teaching methods
Lecture plus classes discussion between lecturer and students about subject of the clinical psychology
Assessment methods
Oral exams in couples via Skype.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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