Introduction to Family Therapies (251050)
Learning Outcomes
• Introduction to systemic epistemology.• Understand family difficulties through the analysis of relationships and narratives of systems with whom they are related to.
• To know the history of the systemic approach and its developments, over time.
• To know the historical, cultural and scientific context in which family therapy emerged.
• Understand the assumptions of systemic therapies.
• Introduction to basic models of family therapy.
• Introduction to the specific setting of family therapy.
• Perspective of the therapeutic process - Family Therapy.
• Awareness of the modalities of therapy with families.
• Indications and contraindications for family therapy.
Study Program
1. Introduction to Systemic Epistemology1.1. Emergence of systemic thinking.
1.2. The theoretical tripod: General systems theory, ecosystemic theories of communication and cybernetics.
1.3. System definitions and their applications to the family.
1.4. The family as a system (brief approach).
2. Origin and development of systemic family therapy
2.1. Historical, cultural and scientific context.
2.2. Pioneer authors, history and contributions:
2.2.1. USA groups and authors
2.2.2. Groups and authors in Europe
3. Basic concepts in Systemic Family Therapy
4. Brief awareness of therapeutic modalities with the family:
4.1. Family Therapy.
4.2. Multi-family therapy.
4.3. Family Therapy with 1 element.
4.4. Couple Therapy.
4.5. Network Therapy.
4.6. Family therapies with a psychoeducational focus.
5. The Family Therapy session
5.1. Organization, steps and objectives.
6. Ethical Issues in Systemic Family Therapies
Bibliography
MAIN REFERENCES:Alarcão, M.(2000). (Des) equilíbrios familiares. Coimbra: Quarteto Editora.
Relvas A. P.(1997). O ciclo vital da família: perspectiva sistémica. Porto: Afrontamento.
Relvas, A.P. (2000). Por detrás do espelho: da teoria à prática com a família. Coimbra: Quarteto Editora. (pp.12-36).
Relvas. A. P. (1999). Conversas com Famílias. Discursos e perspectivas em terapia familiar. Porto, Afrontamento.