Adult and child psychotherapy is taught across two units and two semesters—this unit in semester one and PSYC5569 Adult and Child Psychotherapy 2 (formerly PSYC8569 Adult and Child Psychotherapy 2) in semester two. <br/><br/>The unit introduces students to key issues associated with the psychotherapeutic management of problems presented by children, adolescents and adults. Its four broad aims are (1) to examine the nature of psychotherapeutic process and introduce the scientist practitioner model of clinical practice; (2) to examine the research base for psychotherapy; (3) to examine the historical, philosophical and theoretical bases of the cognitive behavioural therapies; and (4) to... -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Susan Byrne
Prerequisites: enrolment in postgraduate study in Psychology
