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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Jeļena Koļesņikova
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Psychology
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Psychology; General Psychology

Objective

To introduce postgraduate students to the main principles and theories of systemic psychotherapy, to develop the understanding of the use of systemic principles in the work of the psychologist, to develop skills to use the principles of systemic counselling in work with the individual, the couple and the family.

Prerequisites

Developmental psychology, Personality psychology, Family psychology, Differential psychology, Psychological counselling, Group counselling and psychotherapy.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Students describe differences between individual and systemic approach in counselling, they describe the main principles of the systemic approach, the main theories and key concepts. They describe the main interventions of the systemic approach in counselling.

Skills

Students find patterns at family genograms. They demonstrate the systemic interventions – ask systemic questions, develop family sculpture during seminars in training situations.

Competence

Students evaluate the resources of family system functioning and the needs of the family system. They distinguish between a functional and dysfunctional family, give recommendations of how to improve the functioning of the system.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Health Psychology, VPM2Master’sLimited choice
Health psychology, VPMp2Master’sLimited choice