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Psychodynamic Therapy in Psychiatry (PSYT90090)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Online and On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
June
June
Dr Frances Minson
fminson@unimelb.edu.au
Administrative Contact:
Debra Menser
debra.menser@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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Psychodynamic principles and treatment underpin a broad range of psychological treatments in psychiatry. This unit is intended to provide an overview of broad principles of psychodynamic psychotherapy and their application to psychiatric assessment, intervention and management of a range of psychiatric conditions.
This unit will cover the skills and knowledge required as mandated Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) training in supportive psychotherapy and in managing the therapeutic alliance. The unit will also assist in tackling the long psychotherapy training case which is mandated RANZCP training.
The course will have sessions on psychodynamic theory starting with Freud, Klein and Winnicott (object relations) and move to contemporary and integrative developments such as mentalisation based psychodynamic psychotherapy thus linking with infant development and attachment theory.
The sessions to follow will concentrate on the therapeutic alliance, particularly boundaries and frame. Skills involved in using supportive psychotherapy based on psychodynamic principles in many therapeutic encounters will be covered including times-limited psychodynamic psychotherapy.
Sessions will be interactive using DVDs and group discussions in addition to didactic teaching.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this unit students will be able to:
- Explain key concepts in psychodynamic theory such as the unconscious, transference and countertransference, defence mechanisms, the development of the self and the therapeutic alliance including their implications for clinical practice
- Explain the importance of developmental factors, particularly early attachment experiences and trauma in providing a detailed psychodynamic formulation for psychiatric patients
- Describe and apply the principles of assessment for psychodynamic psychotherapy
- Describe and apply the principles of supportive psychotherapy to general psychiatric patients
- Demonstrate the knowledge to be able to provide time-limited psychodynamic psychotherapy including the termination phase
Generic skills
Upon successful completion of the unit the student will have acquired a good understanding of the following:
- Basic psychodynamic theories and their implications for clinical practice;
- Unconscious mental functioning as it related to contemporary neuroscience and contemporary psychotherapy practice;
- Mentalisation and relective functioning;
- The basis concepts of personality and how this is linked with Borderline Personality Disorder and trauma; and
- Integrating psychodynamic principles into treatment planning of general psychiatric patients.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Class participation (during term, 10%)
- Oral presentation of approx 7 mins duration (during term, 20%)
- Written essay (2000 words, due within 3 weeks of teaching period end date, 70%)
- Attendance: 75% of sessions (for face-to-face students) OR 75% completion of online modules (for online students) (Hurdle requirement)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- June - Online
Principal coordinator Mahesh Jayaram Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 21 Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 29 June 2018 to 3 August 2018 Last self-enrol date 6 July 2018 Census date 13 July 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 August 2018 Assessment period ends 24 August 2018 June contact information
- June - On Campus
Principal coordinator Frances Minson Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 21 Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 29 June 2018 to 3 August 2018 Last self-enrol date 6 July 2018 Census date 13 July 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 August 2018 Assessment period ends 24 August 2018 June contact information
Dr Frances Minson
fminson@unimelb.edu.auAdministrative Contact:
Debra Menser
debra.menser@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
85 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
- Winston A, Rosenthal R and Pinsker H “Learning Supportive Psychotherapy an illustrated guide” American Psychiatric Publishing (2012)
- Bateman, Brown and Pedder "Introduction to Psychotherapy - an outline of psychodynamic principles and practice" 4th Edition Routledge (2010)
- Gabbard G.O. Long-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy a basic text APP (2010)
- Holmes J. John Bowlby and Attachment Theory Routledge (1993)
- Ed Levy and Ablon Handbook of Evidence- Based Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Humama Press (2009)
Recommended texts and other resources
- Cozolino The Neuroscience of Human Relationships Pub Norton (2006)
- Holmes J. Storr’s The Art of Psychotherapy Hodder Arnold (2012)
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Psychiatry Course Master of Psychiatry - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022