Advanced Methods in Psychotherapy

Advanced Methods in Psychotherapy

Dr. Moshe Talmon

Objective of course: 

1. To learn about few of the advanced methods currently used in modern psychotherapy.
2. To learn what works in therapy and how client and therapist can pay attention to what works.

Content of course: Since the initiation of modern “talking cure” by Sigmund Freud in the late 19^th century (better known as psychoanalysis) about 400 different methods were developed to help wide variety of psycho-physical human suffering. This course will focus on the major schools of psychotherapy currently in practice

Method of teaching: The teaching will be based on structured lectures, but the teacher will encourage the participants to engage in discussions, simulations, presentations and sharing of personal views and experiences.

Course plan and lectures specific content:

Brief history of psychotherapy

Introduction to 21^st-century psychotherapies

Psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy

Psychopharmacology and the medical models of therapy

Behavior, cognitive and third generation CBTs

Client-centered therapy (humanistic)

Constructive Therapies (solution-focused, narrative, Ericksonian, interactional)

Logo-therapy existential psychotherapy

Family therapy

Integrative Psychotherapy

Positive& well-being psychotherapy

Present (SST) and brief psychotherapies

Course requirements:

1. Basic requirement for passing the course: Attendance and active participation in at least 80% of classes.2.
2. 3 brief academic (or free-style) papers  (each paper length: two pages of double spaced typed pages). Each paper is 20% of the final grade

The topics are: 

1.      Creating therapeutic alliance via listening

2.      Changing views using re-framing, re-labeling and other ways of giving new meanings the client’s story.

3.      Using therapeutic “rituals” in order to create a change

Deadlines: 1^st paper by midnight March 30^th

                   2^nd paper by midnight April 20^th

                   3^rd paper by midnight May 15th

Final paper: 'My preferred method of psychotherapy". 40% of your final grade

Deadline for final paper May 30th

(Students may choose to do a presentation of the method in class)

1. No final exam.
2. Final class grade is based on the average of the 3 term papers (total of 60%) and one final paper or presentation (40%).

Readings:

Frank, J. & Frank, J. Persuasion and Healing: A Comparative Study of Psychotherapy, Third Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993.

Hoyt M. F.& Talmon M. (Eds.) Capturing the Moment: Single-Session Therapy and Walk-in Services, Crown, 2014.

Hubble, Duncan & Miller, The Heart & Soul of Change: What Works in Therapy, APA, Washington, 1999 (Second edition: 2009)

Lambert, M. J. (Editor) Bergin & Garfield’s Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change. Fifth Edition, Wiley, 2004.

Talmon, M. Single-Session Therapy, Wiley, 1990.

Talmon, M. Single Session Solutions, Addison-Wesley, 1993.

Wedding, D., Corsini, R. J., Current Psychotherapies. 10^th Edition. International Edition. 2014