Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Long-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Theory and Practice I
Course Code
RPH_035
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
7.00
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
Provide with theoretical knowledge and skills in a long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy. To acquire knowledge and skills required for psycho-dynamic evaluation and formulation of patient's personality, master skills to develop and apply therapeutic factors and relations, applying theories of personality and psychotherapy. Master psychoanalytic/psycho-dynamic techniques of psychotherapy (empathic encouragement, clarification, confrontation, interpretation, holding a frame) and apply those depending on the phase of therapy and type of personality organisation and level of functioning.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Knowledge of psychoanalytic/psychodynamic theory of psychotherapy, apply it for treatment of patients with different level of functioning of personalities and different types of personality organisation, and identify peculiarities of work;
Skills
1.Treat patients with different personality structures and levels of functionality applying psychoanalytic/psychodynamic psychotherapy;
Competences
1.Example-based knowledge, skills and attitude essential for working at a hospital and for research, raising public awareness via media.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Individual work |
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Long course of psycho-dynamic psychotherapy – 10 individual therapy patients and/or group therapy patients.
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Examination
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1.
Examination |
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1. Develop description of patient's psychodynamic evaluation (explaining their justification using examples and theoretical concepts); 2. Develop and defend descriptions of patient's clinical case.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Phases of the psychodynamic psychotherapy process. The work of a psychotherapist in the development phase of psychodynamic psychotherapy.
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Seminar
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Therapeutic environment, holding and containment. Therapeutic Alliance.
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Seminar
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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The work of a psychotherapist in the termination phase of psychodynamic psychotherapy.
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Seminar
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On site
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Auditorium
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Levels of personality functioning, their features. Borderline level of personality functioning. Psychotherapy at the borderline level for patients.
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Seminar
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Topics
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Psychotic level of personality functioning. Psychotherapy in patients with psychotic level functioning. Psychotic transference.
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Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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An overview of the types of psychotherapy. Comparison of individual and group therapy.
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Seminar
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On site
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Auditorium
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Neurotic level of personality functioning. Psychotherapy in patients with neurotic functioning.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
7.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
7
Length (weeks):
5
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
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.
2.
Sergio V. Delgado, Jerey R. Strawn, Ernest V. Pedapati. Contemporary Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2015.
3.
Merton M. Gill. The Analysis of the Transference. e-Book 2015 International Psychotherapy Institute.
4.
Geltner, Paul. Emotional communication: countertransference analysis and the use of feeling in psychoanalytic technique. Routledge, 2013.
5.
Lester Luborsky, Paul Crits-Christoph. Understanding Transference. The Core Conflictual Relationship Theme method. e-Book 2019 International Psychotherapy Institute.
6.
Psychodynamic Psychiatry in clinical practice; the DSM-IY ed./G.O.Gabbard, 1994.
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Individuālā psihoterapija un psihodinamikas zinātne/Deivids Malans, 1997.
8.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy: a practitioner’s guide / Nancy McWilliams. The Guilford Press, 2004.
9.
Weiner, Irving B. Principles of psychotherapy: promoting evidence-based psychodynamic practice/by Irving B.Weiner, Robert F. Bornstein. 3rd ed. 2009 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
10.
Maroda, Karen J. Psychodynamic techniques: working with emotion in the therapeutic relationship. 2010 The Guilford Press.
Additional Reading
1.
Martha Stark. Working with Resistance. e-Book 2018 International Psychotherapy Institut.
2.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy: a clinical manual / by Deborah L. Cabaniss. 2011 by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
3.
Resolution of inner conflict: an introduction to psychoanalytic therapy / Frank Auld, Marvin Hyman, and Donald Rudzinski. 2nd ed. 2005 by the American Psychological Association.
4.
Shedler Jonathan. The Efficacy of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. American Psychologist, February–March 2010, Vol. 65, No. 2, 98–109.
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Introduction to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy technique/Sarah Fels Usher .2nd ed.1994.
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Introduction to Psychoanalysis. Contemporary theory and practice/Anthony Bateman and Jeremy Holmes. 1995.
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Pyschodynamic therapy: conceptual and empirical foundations / Steven Huprich. 2009 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.