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About Study Course

ECTS:7
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.