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Unit number:     COU 204 

Unit title:           Outline of Psychotherapy

Credit value:      3 credits

Description:

This course uses one of the best-known textbooks/ reference books for the trainee student of counselling and psychotherapy, “Introduction to Psychotherapy” by Bateman, Brown and Pedder. It focuses on psychodynamic principles and practice but draws from the rich diversity of the psychodynamic tradition. Topics include psychodynamic principles, unconscious processes, therapeutic relationships, elements/levels of psychotherapy, psychoanalysis/analytic psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, family/couple therapy, social therapy, newer therapies (including gestalt, psychosynthesis, co-counselling, transactional analysis), selection for therapy, outcome and research. 

Key textbook:                                            

                                         Bateman, Anthony, Brown, Dennis and Pedder, Jonathan. Introduction to Psychotherapy: An outline of psychodynamic principles and practice.

                                 London: Routledge 2000 (Third edition)

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