This unit provides an initial clinical experience supported by small group supervision and is followed by the unit PSTY5204, structured learning in short term psychodynamic practice. The initial focus is on assessment and dynamic formulation, followed by the priciples of intervention in initial, middle and ending phases. Students will bring a suitable case with audio-taped sessional material from their work setting or an affiliated psychotherapy program with whom they will do an assessment and formulation and make a contract after which they will begin therapy with a second patient, similarly. They will thus have 2 short term therapy patients at different phases, each contracted for a particular number of sessions, not exceeding 15 sessions each, thus one case continues into PSTY5204. Supervision will focus on the micro-skills of engagement and attunement and use of language, assessment of states of mind and formulation, development of a frame and contract, and if necessary a safety plan in some cases. Students will gain skills in: developing the therapeutic relationship; the psychodynamic formulation, identification of coping mechanisms, facilitation of affect/emotional experiences, transference and countertransference; the use of feeling/affective language and metaphor; managing the vicissitudes of therapy; and construction of a goodbye letter. Students will gain a grounding in reflective practice, ethical conduct and self-care.
Unit details and rules
Unit code | PSTY5203 |
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Academic unit | Brain and Mind Science |
Credit points | 3 |
Prohibitions
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None |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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PSTY5201 |
Assumed knowledge
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This unit assumes a working clinical knowledge of basic counselling |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Joan Haliburn, joan.haliburn@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Janine Stevenson, janine.stevenson@sydney.edu.au |