PSYn4550 Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Roman Hytych, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. David Macek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Sakař, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Roman Hytych, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 2. 3. 14:00–17:40 M117, Tue 16. 3. 14:00–17:40 M117, Tue 30. 3. 8:00–11:40 bude_upresneno, Tue 13. 4. 14:00–17:40 M117, Tue 27. 4. 14:00–17:40 M117, Tue 11. 5. 14:00–17:40 M117, Tue 25. 5. 14:00–17:40 M117
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! PST449 Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of th course student will be able to name and identify specifics of child and adolescent psychotherapy; discuss possibilities and limits of selected psychotherapeutic approaches during practice with this target group.They will repeatedly train to use clinical case formulation.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- use the clinical case formulation
- identify the specifics of psychotherapeutic work with children and adolescents
- understand in detail the selected psychotherapeutic approach in working with children and adolescents
Syllabus
  • Outline and literature; case formulation
  • Relevant diagnostic categories, institutions and legislative framework. Developmental aspect of psychotherapy with children and adolescents.
  • Specifics of concluding a therapeutic contract with children and adolescents. Trust as the cornerstone of the psychotherapeutic process.
  • Facts that can be encountered when working with children and adolescents on the key themes: Who am I? Where am I heading? Where do I belong?
  • Psychotherapeutic process with children and adolescents, different theories of psychotherapeutic change.Skills of child psychotherapist
  • Fundamentals of psychoanalytic treatment of children and adults - unconscious, transmission, interpretation, counter-transmission and technical neutrality.
Literature
  • GELDARD, Kathryn and David GELDARD. Dětská psychoterapie a poradenství. Translated by Jiří Foltýn. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2008, 328 stran. ISBN 9788073674762. info
  • PÖTHE, Peter. Emoční poruchy v dětství a dospívání : psychoanalytický přístup. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2008, 154 s. ISBN 9788024721316. URL info
  • OAKLANDER, Violet. Třinácté komnaty dětské duše :tvořivá dětská psychoterapie v duchu Gestalt terapie. Vyd. 1. Dobříš: Drvoštěp, 2003, 261 s. ISBN 80-903306-0-6. 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
  • RONEN, Tammie. Psychologická pomoc dětem v nesnázích :kognitivně-behaviorální přístupy při práci s dětmi. Translated by Petr Možný. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2000, 159 s. ISBN 80-7178-370-6. info
Teaching methods
lectures, seminary discussions and case studies
Assessment methods
The course is completed with the exam. The base for the grading is continuous work on the assignments: 1. A formulation of a case study: Based on a written record of a first meeting with a client, you will write a case formulation (see Ingram, 2006). You will later use this case formulation for a final paper. 2. Elaboration of two critical reviews (1800 – 3600 signs). One review of a book and one review of an article, both about a psychotherapy of children and adolescents. The book and the article should discuss the same psychotherapeutical approach - the one, which you will use for the final paper. 3. The final paper, length at least 12 600 signs. You will use an „unfinished story“ as a base for a critical analysis of the process of a psychotherapy. In the final paper, you should describe the strengths and the weaknesses of the written record of the process of psychotherapy and you should propose an alternative solution or solutions. Everything should be based on the specific examples from the original text and on the arguments from a chosen psychotherapeutical approach (the sources should contain at least two books and three articles about a psychotherapy of children and adolescents in chosen psychotherapeutical approach). Also, a reflection of the limits of your final paper (your actual competences, family situation, institution in which the psychotherapy happens) should be taken into account. It is also very important to put the story into the context of developmental psychology and to use your previous case formulation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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