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This unit provides an introduction to psychodynamic psychotherapy principles, the psychodynamic model of care and how to apply these to setting up a therapeutic framework in a model of health delivery that is person-centred, recoveryfocussed and trauma-informed. This unit is suitable for graduate students studying psychology, mental health nursing, psychiatry and for interested clinicians from general medicine and allied health Students will be introduced to basic concepts in the development of self, reflective capacity, attachment theory, trauma theory and trauma-informed care and the basics of interpersonal neurobiology that underlie contemporary psychodynamic psychotherapy. Students will gain a basic understanding of the psychodynamic approach to assessment and treatment and its evidence-based applications. Students will gain a basic understanding of the Conversational Model and its application to psychotherapy interventions across the continuum of care in mental health.
Code | PSTY5201 |
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Academic unit | Brain and Mind Science |
Credit points | 6 |
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This unit assumes a working clinical knowledge of basic counselling and mental health, commensurate with a clinician having worked 2 or more years in a setting with general health counselling or mental health clients |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
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Semester 1 2024
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Normal day | Westmead, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2024
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Online | Westmead, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2020
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2020
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2021
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Normal day | Remote |
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Semester 1 2021
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Normal day | Westmead, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2021
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Online | Westmead, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2022
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Normal day | Remote |
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Semester 1 2022
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Normal day | Westmead, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2022
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Online | Westmead, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2023
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Normal day | Remote |
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Semester 1 2023
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Normal day | Westmead, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2023
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Online | Westmead, Sydney |
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