Introduction to Guidance and Counseling Psychology

Course presents main issues of counseling including different forms of

counseling and its settings, assessment, leading approaches, techniques

and ethics.

Course introduces topics concerning main aspects of psychological

counseling. We start from discussing counseling definition, its forms,

counselor’s role and ethics. Crisis intervention, rehabilitation, psychoprevention

and psychotherapy are discussed within evidence based

major approaches in counseling (e.g. psychoanalytic, psychodynamic,

humanistic, existential, cognitive-behavioral, systemic and postmodern

models). Each approach is presented including its concepts explaining

symptoms development, counseling principles, specific therapeutic

techniques and their limitations. In general presented approaches keep

historical order of their development, addressing differences and

similarities between them, finishing with the idea of integration in

counseling. We discuss specific settings and principles of family, couple

and group counseling with their use in rehabilitation and prevention

counseling.

Presented issues are illustrated with counseling cases and session videos.

1. Introduction to counseling: introduction to class agenda, summary of

main topics covered during lectures and major definitions of

counseling.

2. Review of forms and goals of counseling (incl. psychotherapy, crisis

intervention, rehabilitation counseling, psycho-prevention).

- Berven, N. L., Thomas, K. R., Chan, F. (2004). An Introduction to

Counseling for Rehabilitation Health Professionals. In: F. Chan, N.

L. Berven, & K. R. Thomas (Eds.), Counseling Theories and

Techniques for Rehabilitation Health Professionals, 3-20. New

York: Springer.

3. Counseling as evidence based practice - professional issues, evidence

for counseling effectiveness and counseling ethics.

- Corey, G. (2005). Theory and Practice of Counseling and

Psychotherapy, 8

th, ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.

Chapter 2 & 3.

4. Psychotherapy principles and techniques in classic psychoanalytic

approach.

- Corey, G. (2005). Theory and Practice of Counseling and

Psychotherapy, 8

th, ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.

Chapter 4.

5. Psychotherapy principles and techniques in psychodynamic

approach.

- Corey, G. (2005). Theory and Practice of Counseling and

Psychotherapy, 8

th, ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.

Chapter 5.

- Glita, P. (2010). Usefulness of the concepts of deficit and defect

in the psychotherapeutic process. Archives of Psychiatry and

Psychotherapy, 2, 51–59.

- Shedler, J. (2010). The efficacy of psychodynamic psychotherapy.

The American Psychologist, 65 (2), 98–109.

6. Crisis intervention in existential counseling based on philosophical

existentialism.

- Corey, G. (2005). Theory and Practice of Counseling and

Psychotherapy, 8

th, ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.

Chapter 6.

7. Rehabilitation counseling in Gestalt approach.

- Corey, G. (2005). Theory and Practice of Counseling and

Psychotherapy, 8

th, ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.

Chapter 8.

- Degeneffe, C. E., Lynch, R. T. (2004). Gestalt Therapy. In: F. Chan,

N. L. Berven, & K. R. Thomas (Eds.), Counseling Theories and

Techniques for Rehabilitation Health Professionals,98-118. New

York: Springer.

8. Psychotherapy principles and techniques in person-centered

approach based on humanistic psychology.

- Corey, G. (2005). Theory and Practice of Counseling and

Psychotherapy, 8

th, ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.

Chapter 7.

9. Rehabilitation counseling in Cognitive-Behavioral approach

developed from behavioral counseling.

- Corey, G. (2005). Theory and Practice of Counseling and

Psychotherapy, 8

th, ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.

Chapter 9 & 10.

- Swett, E.A., Kaplan, S. P. (2004). Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.

In: F. Chan, N. L. Berven, & K. R. Thomas (Eds.), Counseling

Theories and Techniques for Rehabilitation Health Professionals,

159-177. New York: Springer.

10. Rehabilitation counseling using Glasser’s Reality Therapy principles.

- Corey, G. (2005). Theory and Practice of Counseling and

Psychotherapy, 8

th, ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.

Chapter 11.

- Turpin, J., Ososkie, J. N. (2004). Reality Therapy. In: F. Chan, N. L.

Berven, & K. R. Thomas (Eds.), Counseling Theories and

Techniques for Rehabilitation Health Professionals, 159-177. New

York: Springer.

11. Crisis management in feminist approaches.

- Corey, G. (2005). Theory and Practice of Counseling and

Psychotherapy, 8

th, ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.

Chapter 12.

- Seeley, J. Plunkett, C. (2002). Women and Domestic Violence:

Standards for Counselling Practice, 11-21. St Kilda: The Salvation

Army Crisis Service. Retrieved on 20-01-2015 form

http://wesnet.org.au/wpcontent/uploads/2011/11/womendomestic_violence_counsellin

g_standards.pdf.

12. Psychotherapy principles and techniques in postmodern approaches

inspired by postmodern philosophy.

- Corey, G. (2005). Theory and Practice of Counseling and

Psychotherapy, 8

th, ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.

Chapter 13.

13. Prevention and rehabilitation counseling using family systems

approach.

- Corey, G. (2005). Theory and Practice of Counseling and

Psychotherapy, 8

th, ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.

Chapter 14.

14. Prevention couple and premarital counseling.

- Goldenberg, H., Goldenberg, I. (2008). Family therapy. An

overview.7th edition. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.

Chapter 5, p. 107-112.

15. Prevention and health promotion counseling using group setting.

Integrative approach in counseling.

- Corey, G. (2008). Theory and Practice of Group Counseling. 8

th,

ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole. Chapter 15.

Additional readings:

- American Psychiatric Association. (2013). DSM-5’s Table of

Contents. Retrieved on 28-12-2014 from

http://www.psychiatry.org/File%20Library/Practice/DSM/DSM5/DSM-5-TOC.pdf.

- American Psychiatric Association. (2013). DSM-5’s Integrated

Approach to Diagnosis and Classifications. Retrieved on 28-12-

2014 from

http://www.psychiatry.org/File%20Library/Practice/DSM/DSM5/DSM-5-Integrated-Approach.pdf

- Leichsenring, F., Rabung, S. (2011). Long-term psychodynamic

psychotherapy in complex mental disorders: update of a metaanalysis.

The British Journal of Psychiatry, 199 (1), 15–22.

- Rogers, C. R. (1980). A way of being, p. 113-137. New York:

Mariner Books.

- Roffmen, J. L., Gerber, A. J. (2009). Neural models of

psychodynamic concepts and treatment: Implications for

psychodynamic psychotherapy. In: R. A. Levy, J. S. Ablon (eds.),

Handbook of Evidence-Based Psychodynamic Psychotherapy,

305-338.

- Yalom I. (2002). The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New

Generation of Therapists and Their Patients. New York: Harper

Collins Publishers.

- Yalom, I. & Leszcz, M. (2005) The Theory and Practice of Group

Psychotherapy, (5th ed.). New York: IUP.

After completing this course students should be able to:

 Define principles, forms and goals of psychological counseling.

 Explain ethical guidelines in counseling practice.

 Characterize major approaches to counseling based on therapy

models (including theories of symptoms development).

 Explain goals of rehabilitation counseling, psychotherapy, crisis

interventions and prevention.

 Describe basics of counseling tailored to specific settings: individual,

family, couple and group counseling

 Written exam: test with multiple answers (100%)

 Extra points for active class participation (taking part in literature

discussions, case analyses, critical thinking) - additional points max.

10%

Attendance rules

Attendance is obligatory. 2 meetings can be missed without any

consequences.