SUBJECT

Child Psychotherapy

lecture

master

Faculty of Education and Psychology

2

Semester 4

Spring semester

Aim of the course:

The course provides an introduction to the theory, methods and applications of child and adolescent psychotherapy.

The objectives of the course are as follows:

• Discussing the principles and methods of psychotherapy in children and adolescents
• Addressing how to choose and assess the effectiveness of various treatments
• Discussing the role of parents and the best setting for treatment

Learning outcome, competences

knowledge:

• Theoretical background of child and adolescent psychotherapy.
• Treatment planning, combination of treatments
• Practice of psychotherapies in different settings
• Psychotherapy research, quality assurance, evidence based-psychotherapies
• Methods of psychotherapy in children and adolescents

attitude:

• Viewing childhood mental disorders in a complex bio-psycho-social model
• Using research evidences in evaluating different forms of childhood and adolescent psychotherapy.
• Considering ethical standards of psychological interventions for various age groups.

skills:

Content of the course

Topics of the course

• Principles pf psychotherapy with children and adolescents: definitions, classifications and principles of application
• Treatment planning, combination of treatments
• Practice of psychotherapies in different settings
• Psychotherapy research, quality assurance, evidence based-psychotherapies
• Behaviour therapy
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Third waves of CBT: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Schema Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
• Interpersonal psychotherapy for adolescent depression
• Group therapy and psychodrama
• Play therapy with children
• Family therapy and parent training
• Psychodynamic therapies with children and adolescents

Learning activities, learning methods

• lecture

Evaluation of outcomes

Learning requirements, mode of evaluation, criteria of evaluation:

requirements

• oral examination

mode of evaluation: exam

criteria of evaluation:

Compulsory reading list

• Remschmidt, H (2010). Psychotherapy with children and adolescents. Cambridge University Press

Recommended reading list

• Fonagy, P., Target, M., Cottrell, D., Phillips, J., Kurtz, Z. (2015). What works for whom? A critical review of treatment for children and adolescents. NY, London: The Guliford Press
• Weisz, J. R., Kazdin, A. E. (eds) (2010). Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents. NY, London: The Guilford Press, 28-44.