4 ECTS credits
100 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4021260ENR for all students in the 1st semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
For this course you have to meet certain enrolment requirements. For an overview of the enrolment requirements check https://www.vub.be/en/studying-vub/practical-info-for-students/study-guidance/study-path/individual-study-path#paragraph--id--71647 Students must have taken ‘Psychological Communication’ (unless not imposed in your SCH/VOO program because of your previous studies) AND 'Clinical Psychiatry' before they can enroll in the Therapy course (Relationship/Cognitive Behaviour/Psychodynamic).​
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
Department
Klinische- en Levenslooppsychologie
Educational team
Martine Van Puyvelde (course titular)
Lisa Waals
Activities and contact hours
26 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
138 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

1.    Overview of the most important systemic directions within relation- and family therapy based on three key components, i.e., basic theories, clinical practice and a critical perspective based on recent evidence-based literature
2.    How actual topics can be part of a family therapy and how to integrate them
3.    Group task:

a.    Weekly moments of discussion within small groups of 4-8 students: semi-structured reflection tasks that are based on the main topics of the theory. Their will be fixed questions to start from + the choice to elaborate on certain topics
b.    Clinical part: mentalizing dialogue + learning to monitor groups processes on an interpersonal level
c.    Theoretical part: to link the observations at the one hand with the theory and at the other hand with scientific literature
d.    Q&A discussion moment with prof 
e.    Output = integration of the topics of the group linked with theory of the course and scientific literature

4.    WPO:  The backroom of the therapist: discussion of the profession of a therapist 

Additional info

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Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

1.    The students will have an overview of and can build an opinion on the most important directions within relation- and family therapy
2.    The students will reflect on the content of the courses with regard to their own background and past as well as current life context
3.    The students select and report scientific literature associated with the content of the courses
4.    The students will get a first glimpse of mentalizing within family therapy
5.    The students get insight in ‘how and what’ of a relation- and family therapist

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
SELF Teamwork determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the SELF Teamwork category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Group task with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

No possibility for an individual 2nd exam session. A 2nd exam session is only possible if every group member agrees. 

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Psychology: Clinical Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Behavioural Sciences: psychologie (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)