UODK090 Introduction to Psychotherapy

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Ivana Strossová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Ivana Strossová
Institute of Paramedical Health Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The objective of the course is to familiarize the student with basic principles of psychotherapy. The course describes the scope of psychotherapy, types of psychotherapy, classification of the field, its methods, approaches and applications. On completion of the course the student is able to orientate themselves in the discipline of psychotherapy. Learning outcomes: Professional knowledge: The student develops and demonstrates knowledge of the discipline of psychotherapy and of its applications in clinical practice. Professional skills: The student is able to implement selected psychotherapeutic techniques in clinical practice. General ability: The student is able to assess current patient status in terms of mental health and to choose appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques for the management of mental conditions. Competence: The student is able to mediate to individuals, relatives, families and groups supportive psychotherapeutic assistance in an adequate manner within the scope of nursing competence.
Syllabus
  • 1. Psychotherapy as a discipline - its objectives, classification and methods.
    2. Current trends in psychotherapy.
    3. Therapist´s personality, psychotherapeutic interview.
    4. Psychotherapeutic relationship, psychotherapeutic process.
    5. Scope of applications in psychotherapy - emergency psychological care, dealing with an aggressive patient, patients with intractable diseases. Victims of violence.
    6. Transactional analysis.
Literature
    required literature
  • VYMĚTAL, J. Úvod do psychoterapie. Praha Grada, 2011. info
  • KRATOCHVÍL, S. Základy psychoterapie. Praha: Portál, 2006. ISBN 80-7367-122-0. info
  • TIMUĽÁK, L. Základy vedení psychoterapeutického rozhovoru. Praha, Portál, 2006. info
    recommended literature
  • BAŠTECKÁ, B. Aplikovaná psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7367-470-0. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Seminář 3 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Credit requirements: 80 % active participation. Students who could not attend a number of lessons for serious reasons will be assigned extra tasks.
Analysis and defense of a seminar paper. Credit test (a minimum of 80 per cent correct answers).
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2017, Winter 2018.
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