CHILD DYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

PSI0235

Academic Year of enrolment:

2018

Year of supply:

2019/2020

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in CLINICAL AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

Disciplinary Sector:

Dynamic Psychology

Language:

Italian

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

CANDELORI CARLA

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

108

Prerequisites:

A good knowledge of the main concepts on Dynamic Psychology

Objectives

At the end of the course the student should be able to grasp the differences between the different clinical problems and between the various types of psychological tratment for children and adolescents. Specifically the student should be know clearly concepts like setting, transfert, countertransference, defense mechanisms, psychic change, conclusion of the treatment.

Contents

This course aims to illustrate the characteristics of the clinical interview and clinical treatment, addressed to children and adolescents, referring to the psychoanalytic theoretical framework. In particular the frequency of sessions and the different modalities of therapeutic intervention will be analysed and connected to clinical pathologies. During the lessons some clinical cases concerning children and adolescents will be presented and discussed.

Extended Syllabus

General part
Teorical and clinical classical models: H. Hug Hellmuth, A. Freud, M. Klein, D.Winnicott. Contemporary models: A.Alvarez, A. Ferro, D. Vallino et al.. Specific aspects: once-a week and "intense" psychotherapy, brief and group therapy , trauma, abuse, gender identity, , the refugees, autism.
Specific part
In the second part of the course the clinical work with children in the case of disruptive behavior, ADHD syndrome, eating disorders, mourning and depression will be illustrated.
Other topics will be: the silence in analysis, psychic change and the termination of the tratment.

Recommended Bibliography

• The following books have to be studied:
• A. Lanyado M., Horne A. (Ed.) Manuale di psicoterapia dell'infanzia e dell'adolescenza. Milano: Franco Angeli, 2003 (excluding part 1, cap. 3; part 2, cap. 2, 3, 10).
• B. Candelori C., Trumello C. La consultazione clinica con il bambino. Bologna: Il Mulino, 2015.
• C. The following papers have to be studied:
• 1 - Bon de Matte L. (1996), Considerazioni sull'analista al lavoro, in A.Ciocca, A.Ginzburg et al. , Per una relazione analitica a misura del paziente, Milano: Franco Angeli, 2016, pag. 74-78. 2 - Bon de Matte L. (2002), La qualità dell'ascolto, premessa fondamentale per la funzione dell'analista, in A.Ciocca, A.Ginzburg et al. , Per una relazione analitica a misura del paziente, Milano: Franco Angeli, 2016, pag. 88-94. 3 - Candelori C., Babore A., Esplorare i silenzi (2010). In “Richard e Piggle”, n°4, vol 18, pag. 341- 360.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Frontal lessons and guided discussions of clinical cases

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The first two examinations after the conclusion of the course will be written (multiple choice questions, sometimes integrated with a few true/false and "open" questions).
The subsequent examinations will be oral.
The examen will be evaluated on a score range from 18 to 30.

Contacts/More Information

For explanations and clarifications, the teacher is available after lessons and in a specific day of the week that will be indicated.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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