Systemic Family Therapy

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Course ID:	2500-EN-S-84
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.4 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0313) Psychology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Systemic Family Therapy
Name in Polish:	Systemic Family Therapy
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Psychology
Course groups:	WISP specialization courses for 5 year
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	elective courses
Short description:	The course presents the basics of systemic family therapy. The first part of the course will cover the theoretical issues (systemic theory, classic schools of family therapy, latest developments in the field). During the second part of the course more emphasis will be given to diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, as well as specific areas in family therapeutic practice.
Full description:	The course presents the basics of systemic family therapy. The first part of the course will cover the theoretical issues. The students will be introduced to systemic theory and its applications in psychotherapeutic practice. The classic schools of family therapy will be presented and latest developments in the field will be discussed. During the second part of the course more emphasis will be given to diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, characteristic to the systemic family therapy approaches (Family Mapping, Genogram, Circular Questioning etc.). The students will have a chance to apply them while working on clinical vignettes prepared earlier by the teacher, as well as experience them during the engaging in - class scenes.
Bibliography:	1. Fundamental Concepts in Systemic Family Therapy. General System Theory.  Nicols M.P. (2007) The essentials of Family Therapy. Trd Edition. Chapter 4. The Fundamental Concepts of Family Therapy pg. 56 – 76.  Goldenberg H., Goldenberg I. (2004), Family Therapy: An overview, 7th Edition. Chapter 1, The perspective of family Therapy, pg.12 – 23 2. Development of systemic Family Therapy. Part 1. Classical schools in family therapy (structural, strategic, bowenian, psychoanalytic).  Nicols M.P. (2007) The essentials of Family Therapy. Trd Edition.  Chapter 2. The Evolution of Family Therapy, pg 7 – 31.  Chapter 5. Bowen Family Systems Therapy pg. 81-88.  Chapter 6. Strategic Family Therapy pg.102-121  Chapter 7. Structural Family Therapy pg.126 – 141 3. Development of Systemic family Therapy. Part 2. Family Therapy in 21 Century (postmodernism, narrative, solution-focused therapy)  Goldenberg H., Goldenberg I. (2004), Family Therapy: An overview, 7th Edition.  Chapter 14. Social – construction Models, Solution – Focused Therapy and Collaborative Therapy pg. 341 – 361.  Chapter 15. Social-construction Models II. Narrative Therapy. pg.365 – 376 4. Family life cycle and implications for clinical practice.  Goldenberg H., Goldenberg I. (2004), Family Therapy: An overview, 7th Edition.  Chapter 2. Family Development: Continuity and Change pg. 25- 53 5. Trans generational transfer and genogram.  McGoldrick M., Gerson R., Petry S. (2008) Genograms. Assesment and Interventions.  Chapter 1. Mapping Family Systems. pg 1-20  Chapter 4. Tracking Family Patterns through time and space. pg 81-114 6. Chosen techniques in Systemic Family Therapy  Fleuridas C., Nelson T.S.,Rostenthal D.M. (1986) The evolution of circular questions: training family therapists. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 12,2,pg. 112-127
Learning outcomes:	At the end of the course the students will be able to: describe the family processes in terms of systemic theory , compare different family therapy approaches, describe and apply different diagnostic and therapeutic techniques.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Assessment methods and criteria - Written test with open questions Attendance rules Students may miss 1 class unexcused. In other cases additional assignments such as an essay will be required. Absence on more than 2 classes will result in failing the course

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