| CODE | PSY3505 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Psychotherapeutic Methods 2: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Systemic Family Therapy | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Psychology | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will give a good overview of the main concepts in systemic therapy as well as the main therapeutic interventions developed by the different schools of family therapy across time. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to expose students to the main theoretical tenets and techniques applied in the CBT and Systemic Family Therapy. It will introduce students to the manner in which the various conceptual frameworks inform the implementation of specific therapeutic techniques with regard to diverse mental health difficulties. More specifically, It will introduce students to the systematic understanding of family dynamics and how mental health difficulties can be understood from a systemic lens. Furthermore, students will be introduced to cognitive behaviour therapy and its application to mental health difficulties. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Differentiate amongst the diverse theoretical underpinnings of the two approaches presented; - Describe the importance of conducting a formulation that integrates various aspects of the client's life history, symptoms and contextual information whilst drawing from the two different theoretical frameworks; - Discuss the importance of building a meaningful and collaborative therapeutic relationship with clients, be they individuals or families. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Evaluate which method/s of psychotherapeutic intervention would be applicable for specific clients and conditions, with reference to research on empirically validated treatment of choice for specific mental health difficulties; - Demonstrate competence in identifying helpful therapeutic interventions with reference to specific case formulation; - Forge links between underlying theoretical tenets and the application of therapeutic techniques emerging from these frameworks. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - Beck, A.T. (1976). Cognitive therapy and the emotional disorders. New York: International Universities Press. - Beck, A.T., Rush, A.J., Shaw, B.F., Emery, G. (1979). Cognitive therapy of depression. Guilford Press. - Bennet-Levy, J. (2006). The Oxford guide to behavioural experiments. Oxford Press. - Corrie, S., Townend, M & Cockx, A. (2016). Assessment and case formulation in cognitive behaviour therapy (2nd ed.). Sage. - Greenberger, D., & Padesky, C. (2015) Mind Over Mood. Change how you feel by changing how you think (2nd ed.). Guilford Press. - Hawton, K., Salkovskis, P.M., Kirk, J., Clark, M. (eds.) (2001) Cognitive behaviour therapy for psychiatric problems. Oxford Medical Publications. - Kennerly H., Kirk, J., & Westbrook (2016). An Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Skills and Applications (3rd ed.): Sage. - Stellard, P. (2018) Think Good Feel Good. A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook for Children and Young People. (2nd ed): Wiley. Family Therapy - Metcalf, L. (2011) Marriage and Family Therapy. Springer Publishing Chapters 1, 9-13. Other readings as uploaded on VLE. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite Study-Unit: PSY1610 | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Roberta Farrugia Debono Kristina Vella |
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