CURRENT APPROACHES TO COGNITIVE - BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOTHERAPY

Course Information
TitleΣΥΓΧΡΟΝΕΣ ΠΡΟΣΕΓΓΙΣΕΙΣ ΣΤΗ ΓΝΩΣΤΙΚΗ - ΣΥΜΠΕΡΙΦΟΡΙΚΗ ΨΥΧΟΘΕΡΑΠΕΙΑ / CURRENT APPROACHES TO COGNITIVE - BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOTHERAPY
CodeΨΥ-862
FacultyPhilosophy
SchoolPsychology
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600013570

Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos PSychologías (2017-sīmera)

Registered students: 0
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSElective CoursesWinter/Spring-4
Class Information
Academic Year2017 – 2018
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours2
Total Hours26
Class ID
600070288
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
  • Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for the course
Learning Outcomes
at the end of the course, students will be able to formulate psychological difficulties in: 1. cognitive therapy terms 2. schema therapy terms 3. acceptance and commitment therapy terms and 4. they should be able to judge, which approach is more suitable given the nature of the client's difficulty.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
Course Content (Syllabus)
Τhe course will be divided in five sections. In the 1st section, students will be introduced into the cognitive theory for personality and basic cognitive therapy techniques. In this section treating difficult patients will also be discussed as well as the limitations of cognitive therapy. In the 2nd section, schema therapy will be discussed as an approach that addresses some of the limitations of cognitive therapy. In the 3rd section, acceptance and commitment therapy will be discussed. In the 4th section, students will be introduced to mindfulness and how it can be combined and utilized in cognitive therapy. In the last section, research findings regarding the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural approaches to therapy will be presented and discussed.
Keywords
cognitive therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, schema therapy, mindfulness
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Use of audio-visual material Email to communicate with the students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures783
Reading Assigment240.9
Exams20.1
Total1044
Student Assessment
Description
Final written exams
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Νewman, C.F. (2013). Βασικά στοιχεία επάρκειας στη γνωστική-συμπεριφορική θεραπεία. Αθήνα: Gutenberg. Westbrook, D., Kennerley, H., & Kirk, J. (2007). Εισαγωγή στη γνωσιακή συμπεριφοριστική θεραπεία. Ελληνικά Γράμματα (2010).
Additional bibliography for study
Beck, J. (1995). Εισαγωγή στη γνωστική θεραπεία. Εκδόσεις Πατάκη, 2000. Young, J.E., Klosko, J.S., & Weishaar, M.E. (2003). Schema therapy: A practitioner's guide. NY: Guilford Press. Hayes, S.C., Strosahl, K.D., & Wilson, K.G. (2012, 2nd Ed.). Acceptance and commitment therapy. NY: Guilford Press. Germer, C.K., Siegel, R.D., & Fulton, P.R. (2005). Mindfulness and psychotherapy. NY: Guilford Press.
Last Update
05-11-2017