This unit will outline the principles of Child Psychotherapy from a developmental and psychoanalytic perspective. It will address the context and boundaries of therapy and explore ways the child communicates in therapy. It will also address issues of technique including the therapeutic use of the relationship between the child and the psychotherapist being the central tool in ongoing clinical work; the process of observing, hearing and interpretation in psychotherapy; issues of termination: and the structure, significance and dynamics of this process. -- Course Website
Instructor: Mrs Jeanette Beaufoy
Prerequisites: CPS5001 (DCP0001) and<br/>CPS5002 (DCP0002) and<br/>CPS5003 (DCP0003) and<br/>CPS5004 (DCP0004)