HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor)

Responsible Department: Psychology

Semester: 1st Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Prof. Orya Tishby

Coordinator Email: orya.tishby@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: by appointment

Teaching Staff:
Prof Orya Tishby

Course/Module description:
Basic concepts of psychotherapy : psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral and common factors: the therapy contract and setting, the working alliance, attachmnet, transference and countertransference' empathic attunement, resistance, termination.

Course/Module aims:
This course offers an introduction to the two main therapy models and the main mechanisms of change in psychotherapy, with clinical examples.

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Undestanding therapy process in two main therapy models, and the role of the therapeutic relationship.
Recognizing similarities and differences between the two models.

Attendance requirements(%):
100

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Frontal teaching using clinical examples and independently watching therapy videos.

Course/Module Content:
creating therapeutic space, therapeutic alliance, attachment and its role in therapy, rupture and repair in the alliance, true and false self, empathic attunement, transference and countertransference, termination

Required Reading:
Summers, R.E. & Barber, J.P. (2010). Psychodynamic Therapy; A guide to evidence based practice. New York, Guilford.

Additional Reading Material:
Will be uploaded at the beginnig of the semester.

Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Home Exam / Referat 70 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 30 %

Additional information:
It is recommended to take this course together with field work in a Public care service.