Psychopathology in Psychotherapeutic Practice

Psychopathology in Psychotherapeutic Practice

This brief and inspiring study will heighten your awareness of the wider mental health community and your role within it. A thought provoking and comprehensive manual is included and will guide your practice and learning for many years to come. This module is a required component of the BeeLeaf Advanced Diploma in Contemporary Psychotherapy, and can be attended at any point during the 4 year training.

Course Content

* Madness, Meanings and Maps - A History of Mental Health Perception
* Reality, Normality and Individuality - When and How does Difference become Difficulty?
* Theories and models of psychopathology centred around DSM-IV categories
* Specific knowledge about Depression, Mania, Psychosis and Anxiety Disorders as the main ‘acute' (axis I) mental disorders
* Formulation diagnostic questions using the DSM-IV categories as guidance
* Practice diagnostic questions and risk assessment in role plays
* Elements of psychopharmacology - drugs commonly used in treatment
* The relationships of the above to linking the practice of Hypnotherapy, NLP and Contemporary Psychotherapy with signs and symptoms of psychopathology - Can diagnosis inform the therapy process?
* Personality disordered clients - diagnosis of axis II disorders and its implications for the therapeutic relationship
* Recognising when individuals are severely disturbed and outside of limitations of own practice
* Working in co-operation with other healthcare professionals
* Protocols for working with clients with exceptional needs - Life and Death Issues