Department of Counselling and Psychology Course outline
Programme Master of Social Sciences in Counselling Psychology
Course Title Clinical Practicum: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Course Code CP504
Number of Credits 3
Duration of Weeks 15
Contact Hours Per Week 3 hours Lecture
Pre-requisite Course(s) CP514 Psychotherapy I or CP515 Psychotherapy II
Co-requisite Courses(s) Either Internship CP524 or Externship (CP525, CP526 or CP527)
Dimension Practice
Course Aims
The aim of this course is to equip students with basic skills in psychodynamic psychotherapy. After completion of the course, students would have built a foundation in psychodynamic therapeutic skills such as dream interpretation, free association, word association, transference analysis, active imagination, lifestyle analysis, and so on. More importantly, students will be able to describe the aetiology of neurosis and psychosis in psychodynamic perspective and construct useful case conceptualizations on which to plan interventions.
Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOS)

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Describe the aetiology of neurosis and psychosis in the psychodynamic perspectives of Freud, Adler, Klein and Jung.

2. Conceptualize cases from the psychodynamic perspectives of Freud, Adler, Klein and Jung.

3. Demonstrate the use of psychodynamic skills in counselling and psychotherapy practice.

 

4. Identify cultural controversies related to psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Assessment
 
Assessment Tasks
Weighting
1.
Participation and discussion
10%
2.
Reflection papers
30%
3.
Video Roleplay assignment
30% 
4.
Case conceptualization paper
30%
 
 
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