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About Study Course

ECTS:6
Course supervisor:Artūrs Utināns
Study type:Full time
Course level:Doctor
Target audience:Medicine
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Anatomy; Clinical medicine

Objective

Provide with theoretical knowledge and skills in a long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy.
To acquire knowledge and skills required for psycho-dynamic evaluation and formulation of patient's personality, master skills to develop and apply therapeutic factors and relations, applying theories of personality and psychotherapy. Master psychoanalytic/psycho-dynamic techniques of psychotherapy (empathic encouragement, clarification, confrontation, interpretation, holding a frame) and apply those depending on the phase of therapy and type of personality organisation and level of functioning.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.knowledge of psychoanalytic/psychodynamic theory of psychotherapy, apply it for treatment of patients with different level of functioning of personalities and different types of personality organisation, and identify peculiarities of work.

Skills

1.treat patients with different personality structures and levels of functionality applying psychoanalytic/psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Competence

1.example-based knowledge, skills and attitude essential for working at a hospital and for research, raising public awareness via media.