Course: Introduction to Psychotherapy

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Course title Introduction to Psychotherapy
Course code KPS/ZPTEK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Beran Jiří, Doc. MUDr. CSc.
Course content
1. Definition of psychotherapy, species. 2. Psychotherapeutic approach. 3. Theoretical questions of psychotherapy. 4. Methods and techniques of psychotherapy. 5. Effective communication between health professionals and the client. 6. Role of illness in life, escape to the disease, pathogenic nature of interpersonal relations. 7. Communicating with the handicapped, optimal communication training. 8. Features of therapist, the therapeutic relationship, education for psychotherapist.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, One-to-One tutorial, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature
  • Contact hours - 8 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 50 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic knowledge of history and personal psychology.
learning outcomes
Student: Evaluate gained knowledge from psychotherapy. Describe its individual directions. Include and compare them.
teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Self-study of literature
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
assessment methods
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • BERAN, J. Základy komunikace s nemocným. 1. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 1997. ISBN 80-7184-390-3.


Study plans that include the course
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