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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Social Work
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Yaffa Stokar
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment via email
Teaching Staff:
Dr. yaffa stokar
Course/Module description:
The course will deal with theoretical, philosophical and psychological sources, which constitute a theoretical basis for modern existentialist psychotherapy. The first part of the course will focus on the chronological development of the ideas that underlie this therapeutic approach, including an introduction to the theorists who contributed to the development of this unique approach. The second part of the course will focus on basic concepts of the approach such as death, loneliness, and meaning while connecting these concepts to the clinic and how to use them, as well as to broader contexts that concern the daily lives of all of us.
Course/Module aims:
* To get to know the basics of Existential Psychotherapy, in such a way that it will be possible to integrate these principles in a practical manner into treatments at the clinic.
* To interest the students in deepening their learning in further studies, and adopting this approach in their practice.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
* At the end of the course, the students will know the philosophical principles of the existential approach.
* The students knew how to distinguish between basic concepts in the clinical psychodynamic approach and the basic psycho-existential concepts, and recognize their novelty.
* The students will hear examples of how the principles learned in the course can be used in their clinic practice.
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures
In-depth discussion of reading details
Videos
Recordings of lectures
Course/Module Content:
1. Introduction: What is existentialism?
2. Philosophical roots of the existential approach
3. Logotherapy
4. Logotherapy in the clinic
5. The humanistic approach
6. Mind-body perception
7. Existential Psychotherapy psychotherapy
8. Death
9. Death (continued)
10. Freedom and responsibility
11. Loneliness
12. Meaning
13. Completion and summary discussion
Required Reading:
Irvin Yalom/Existential Psychotherapy: Chapters 1, 2, 8, 10
Viktor Frankel/ Man in search of Meaning, second part.
Rogers, C. R. (1961). Some hypotheses regarding the facilitation of personal growth. On becoming a person: A therapist’s view of psychotherapy, 31-38. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Rogers, C. R. (1961). What it Means to Become a Perso. On becoming a person: A therapist’s view of psychotherapy, 107-124. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Cohn, H. W. (1997). Mind and Body. Existential thought and therapeutic practice: An introduction to existential psychotherapy, 59-67.
Rolo May/ The Discovery of Being. Chapter 6
Jacob Golomb/ Introduction to Philosophies of Existence (Existentialism). Chpters 6 and 7. In Hebrew.
Additional Reading Material:
Schneider, K. J., & May, R. (1995). Philosophical Roots. In: The psychology of existence: An integrative, clinical perspective. pg. 53-76. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Irvin Yalom/Existential Psychotherapy: Chapter 5
Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Referat 90 %
Other 10 %
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