| CODE | PSY5616 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Psychology | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will familiarise trainees with the major principles of child and adolescent psychotherapy. It will take a resilience, systemic perspective that takes into account that wider contexts that influence children and adolescents, including the family, the school and the community. Study-unit Aims: This unit will familiarise trainees with the major principles of child and adolescent psychotherapy. Different therapeutic interventions proven to be effective will be presented. Clinical issues that arise when doing therapy will be discussed. Case presentations will serve as starting points for discussion of therapeutic process and techniques in practice. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Critically evaluate the relevance of psychotherapy for addressing different child and adolescent challenges; - Critically examine the theoretical and research bases of the practice of child and adolescent psychotherapy; - Critically evaluate the appropriateness of different forms of psychotherapy in work with children and adolescents; - Critically evaluate the research evidence on the effectiveness of different forms of psychotherapy for children and adolescents; - Describe and critically evaluate the essential features of psychotherapy with children and adolescents; - Critically evaluate the importance of the therapeutic relationship between the psychologist and child and adolescent clients. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate competence in assessment of a child or adolescent's need for psychotherapeutic intervention; - Demonstrate competence in the selection of the appropriate therapeutic approach to use for particular children and adolescents; - Demonstrate competence in the use of a strengths-based approach that takes into consideration the contexts of the child and adolescent situations; - Demonstrate competence in the planning and undertaking of appropriate psychotherapeutic interventions with child and adolescent clients; - Critically evaluate the effectiveness of one's psychotherapeutic intervention with child and adolescent clients. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main texts: Shapiro, J.P., Fridberg, R.D., & Bardenstein, K.K. (2006). Child and adolescent therapy: Science and art. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Supplementary readings: Anderson, R. & Dartington, A. (1998). (Eds). Facing it out. Clinical perspectives on adolescent disturbance. London: Karnac. Biever, J.L., McKenzie, K., Wales-North, M., & Cortez Gonzalez R. (1995). Stories and solutions in psychotherapy with adolescents. Adolescence, 30 (118), p. 491 鈥� 499. Cattanach, A. (2008). Narrative approaches in play with children. Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Dobson, K. S. (2010). Handbook of cognitive-behavioral therapies (3rd Ed.). New York: The Guilford Press. Drewes, A. A. (2009). Blending play therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy. New Jersey: Wiley & Sons, Inc. Frosh, S., Phoenix, A., & Patman, R. (2002). Young masculinities. Understanding boys in contemporary society. N.Y: Pargrave.Jongsma, A.E. Jr. (Ed)(2014) The Child Psychotherapy Treatment Planner:5th Edition. NY: Wiley. Kendall, P. C. (2006). Child and adolescent therapy: Cognitive-behavioral procedures (3rd Ed.). New York: The Guilford Press. Landreth, G. (2012). Play therapy: The art of the relationship. New York: Taylor and Francis Books, Inc. McConaughy, S. H. (2005). Clinical interviews for children and adolescents: Assessment to Intervention. New York: Guilford Press. Rapp-Paglicci, L.A., Dulmus, C. N., & Wodarski, J. S. (2004). Handbook of preventative interventions for children and adolescents. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Reinecke, M. A., Dattilio, F. M., & Freeman, A. (2003). Cognitive therapy with children and adolescents: A casebook for clinical practice (2nd Ed.). New York: The Guilford Press. Siegal, D.J. (2001). The developing mind: How relationships and the brain Interact to shape who we are. The Guilford Press. Smetana, J. G (2011). Adolescents, families and social development. How teens construct their worlds. London: Wiley-Blackwell. van Mens- verhulst, J., Schreurs, K., Woertman, L. (1993). (Eds). Daughtering and mothering. Female subjectivity reanalysed. London: Routledge. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite qualifications: BPsy Hons or equivalent | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Seminar | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Roberta Attard Clarissa Sammut Scerri |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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