INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING B

PSY6DSB

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject addresses the more advanced psychotherapy skills and concepts required for working with complex client populations, including addressing ruptures in the therapeutic alliance, defenses, and transference relations or rolling with resistance. The therapy processes are linked to the key areas of human distress - grief and loss, role disputes, role transitions, and difficulties in social connection. The subject will continue to be informed by an MI foundation and an interpersonal process approach, while introducing the theory and practice of Core Conflictual Relational Theme (CCRT) therapy.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Geoff Denham

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 6 - Doctoral

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: None

Incompatible subjects: None

Equivalent subjects: None

Special conditions: This subject is available to Doctor of Counselling Psychology students only and will run subject to sufficient enrolment numbers. It is offered alternate years.

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsHandbook of psychotherapy case formulation (eReading: see LTU catalogue)PrescribedEels, T 2007 History and current status of psychotherapy case formulation. In Eels, T (Ed)GUILDFORD PRESS, NEW YORK
ReadingsHow to practice brief psychodynamic psychotherapy - the Core Conflictual Relationships Theme methodPrescribedBook, H E 1998AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, WASHINGTON DC
ReadingsInterpersonal process in therapy: An integrative modelPrescribedTeyber, E & McClure 2010THOMSON BROOKS/COLE, BELMONT, CA

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Geoff Denham

Class requirements

Seminar
One 3.0 hours seminar per week and delivered via face-to-face.
"One 3-hour seminar per week plus one weekend residential workshop."

WorkShop
One 1.0 days workshop per week on sunday and delivered via face-to-face.
"One 3-hour seminar per week plus one weekend residential workshop."

WorkShop
One 1.0 days workshop per study period on saturday and delivered via face-to-face.
"One 3-hour seminar per week plus one weekend residential workshop."

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Advanced case presentation 140
Advanced case presentation 240
Completion of online quiz20