Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Psychotherapy Methods and Techniques II
Course Code
RPH_017
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
1.95
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Artūrs Utināns
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Psychotherapist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Artūrs Utināns
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
Acquire knowledge and skills applied in psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy techniques used in psychotherapist's clinical practice.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.To define the principles of acquired techniques of psychotherapy, mechanisms of effect, indications, contraindications.
Skills
1.Apply and analyse the suitability of a techniques of psychotherapy in the plan of treatment.
Competences
1.Example-based knowledge, skills and attitude essential for working at a hospital and for research, raising public awareness via media; understanding of a team-work (work in groups) and its functions, psycho-dynamics, crisis situations and their solution; as well as the ability to manage the work of a multi-disciplinary team and be part of such team, supervise doctors and medical staff.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work |
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Literature study and essay.
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Examination
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Examination |
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Resident expresses his/her knowledge and clinical/psychodynamic thinking in applaying psychotherapeutic techniques in work.
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Methodical analysis of clinical work with patients and test.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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On site
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Auditorium
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Psychotherapy of suicidal patients.
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Mentalization.
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Mentalization.
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Mentalization.
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Mentalization.
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Group therapy. Its types, classification, dynamics
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
1.95
Number of Residency Seminars:
6
Length (weeks):
18
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Geltner, Paul. Emotional communication: countertransference analysis and the use of feeling in psychoanalytic technique. Routledge, 2013.
2.
Dickon Bevington, Peter Fuggle, Liz Cracknell, Peter Fonagy. Adaptive Mentalization Based Integrative Treatment. A guide for teams to develop systems of care. Oxford University Press, 2017.
3.
Benjamin B. Wolman, George Stricker. Depressive Disorders. Facts, Theories, and Treatment. e-Book, 2014 International Psychotherapy Institute.
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Anthony Bateman, Peter Fonagy. Mentalization Based Treatment for Personality Disorders. A Practical Guide. Oxford University Press, 2016.
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Elliot Jurist. Minding Emotions Cultivating Mentalization in Psychotherapy. The Guilford Press, 2018.
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Paul Robinson, Finn Skårderud, Bente Sommerfeldt - Hunger. Mentalization-based Treatments for Eating Disorders. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
Additional Reading
1.
Shedler Jonathan. The Efficacy of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. American Psychologist. February–March, 2010, Vol. 65, No. 2, 98–109.
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Tolin David F. Is cognitive–behavioral therapy more effective than other therapies? A meta-analytic review. Clinical Psychology Review 30, 2010, 710–720.
3.
Acceptance and mindfulness in cognitive behavior therapy: understanding and applying the new therapies / edited by James D. Herbert, Evan M. Forman. 2011, by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.