PSA_049 Marital and Family Counselling

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Marta Pšikalová (lecturer), PhDr. Pavel Humpolíček, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Thursday 8:00–11:40 B2.34
Prerequisites
PSA_0SZ Comprehensive Examination
Student will recognize a specific area of psychological counselling that aims to solve problems of partnership, marriage and family. Lectures provide insight into therapeutic approaches and trends applicable in this field of applied psychology.
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
Objective of the course:
To acquaint students with the matters of marriage and family therapy and utilisation of theoretical knowledge in the practical counseling process. Students are presented with topics which aim to help them recognize proper methods of treating target groups that comprise families and couples as well as single troubled individuals. This is an applied discipline, therefore all the theory is linked to practical examples. The last two lectures are dedicated to the usage of particular techniques to experience effect of the counseling process itself.
Learning outcomes
Student acquires relevant knowledge about the issues of individuals, couples and families; Student learns how to apply theoretical knowledge in the field; gains the ability to describe particular topics of working with clients, will be able to differentiate between therapeutical approaches; awarness of the issues will help students to choose the appropriate training to further their counseling skills and possibly a deeper work with families.
Syllabus
  • 01-History of marriage and family counseling in Brno
  • 02-How to invite a client for the appointment and client’s impression of the counseling process
  • 03-Services in marriage and family counseling
  • 04-The selection of a partner
  • 05-Communication
  • 06-Psychology of a family
  • 07-Dynamics of mutual coexistence of family members
  • 08-Family and marital myths
  • 09-Disintegration of marriage and separation (divorce)
  • 10-Collusion
  • 11-Basic counseling and psychotherapeutic approaches
  • 12-Family psychotherapy
  • 13-Disputes over children after separation (after a divorce)
  • 14-Guardianship of a child
  • 15-Domestic violence and the prevention thereof
  • 16-Burn-out syndrom
Literature
    required literature
  • Jung, C. G. (1994). Manželství jako psychologický vztah (in Duše moderního člověka). Brno, Atlantis.
  • Kratochvíl, S. (2000). Manželská terapie. Praha, Portál.
  • Plaňava, I. (2000). Manželství a rodiny: struktura, dynamika, komunikace. Brno, Doplněk.
  • Plaňava, I. (1998). Spolu každý sám. Praha, NLN.
  • Plzák, M. (1988). Poruchy manželského soužití. Praha, SPN.
  • Simon, F. B.; Stierlin, H. (1995). Slovník rodinné terapie. Hradec Králové, Konfrontace.
  • Sobotková, I. (2001). Psychologie rodiny. Praha, Portál.
  • Titl, S. (2014). Psychoanalytická párová terapie. Praha, Portál.
  • Willy, J. (1998). Párová terapie. Hradec Králové, Konfrontace.
    recommended literature
  • Aldortová, N. (2010). Vychováváme děti a rosteme s nimi. Praha, Práh.
  • Freemanová, D. R. (1992). Manželská kríza. Martin, Osvěta.
  • Gjuričová, Š., Kubička, J. (2003). Rodinná terapie. Praha, Grada.
  • Jakobsen, B. a Räkil, M. (eds.) (2017). Násilí je možné zastavit. Praha, Nadace Open Society Fund.
  • Klimeš, J. (2005). Partneři a rozchody. Praha, Portál.
  • Kopřiva, K. (1997). Lidský vztah jako součást profese. Praha, Portál.
  • Knop, J. (2001). Psychoterapie a poradenství. Konfrontace roč. 12, č. 2, str. 83 – 85.
  • Křivohlavý, J. (1988). Jak si navzájem lépe porozumět. Praha, Svoboda.
  • Pöthe, P. (1996). Dítě v ohrožení. Praha, G plus G.
  • Satirová, V. (1994). Kniha o rodině, Praha, Práh, Brno, Svan.
  • Teyber, E. (2007). Děti a rozvod. Praha. Návrat domů.
  • Vybíral, Zb. (2000). Psychoterapie, psychoterapeutické poradenství a poradenství (hledání podobností). Konfrontace roč. 11, č. 2, str. 83 – 86.
  • Weber, R. (2007). Páry v psychoterapii. Praha, Portál.
Teaching methods
Teaching methods:
Lectures, simulation of counseling process
Case studies.
Technique demonstration.
Assessment methods
Subject is finalized with a written test of 26 items and a 2 to 4 page essay with topics that are announced at least one month ahead. 21.5 points are required to pass the written test (complete answer gets you 1 point, incomplete yields 0.5 point, wrong or missed answers are awarded with 0 points).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1998, Spring 1999, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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