PSYC651-25W (C) Whole Year 2025

Psychotherapeutic Methods

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 16 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 24 August 2025

Description

This course, which is restricted to clinical psychology postgraduate students, provides students with a basic understanding of the conceptual foundations of cognitive and behavioural therapies for child, adolescent and adult disorders including adapting CBT for Maori and Pasifika. To this end, the course will explore the theory, application and processes of cognitive and behavioural intervention approaches with reference to specific psychological disorders or problematic behaviour patterns, as well as highlight pertinent empirical data on the effectiveness of the various psychological interventions reviewed. As part of this course students will prepare for and participate in a noho marae, where they will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge of tikanga and learn about kaupapa Maori approaches.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Beck, Judith S; Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond ; Third Edition; The Guilford Press NY, 2021.

Ehrenreich-May, Jill , Chu, Brian C; Transdiagnostic treatments for children and adolescents : principles and practice ; The Guilford Press, 2014.

Kazantzis, Nikolaos , Reinecke, Mark A., Freeman, Arthur; Cognitive and behavioral theories in clinical practice ; [1st ed.]; Guilford Press, 2009.

Miller, William R. and Rollnick, Stephen; Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change ; Fourth Edition; New York, NY : Guilford Press, 2023.

Recommended Reading

Arkowitz, Hal , Miller, William R., Rollnick, Stephen; Motivational interviewing in the treatment of psychological problems ; Second edition; The Guilford Press, 2015.

Beck, Judith S; Cognitive therapy for challenging problems : what to do when the basics don't work ; Guilford Press, 2005 (https://libcat.canterbury.ac.nz/Record/1110826).

Ledley, D.R., Marx, B.P., and Heimberg, R.G; Making Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Work: Clinical Process for New Practitioners ; 3rd Ed; Guilford Press, 2020.

Miller, William R., and Moyers, Theresa B; Effective Psychotherapists; Clinical skills that improve clients outcomes ; Guilford Press, 2021.

Naar, S. & Safren, S. A; Motivational Interviewing and CBT: Combining Strategies for Maximum Effectiveness ; Guilford Press, 2017.

Narr,-King S. & Suarez, M; Motivational Interviewing with Adolescents and Young Adults ; Second Edition; Guilford Press, 2021.

Rosengren, David B; Building motivational interviewing skills : a practitioner workbook ; Second edition; Guilford Press, 2018.

Roth, Anthony. , Fonagy, Peter; What works for whom? : a critical review of psychotherapy research ; 2nd ed; Guilford Press, 2005 (https://libcat.canterbury.ac.nz/Record/922995).

Stinson, J. D. & Clark, M; Motivational Interviewing with Offenders: Engagement, Rehabilitation and Reentry ; Guilford Press, 2017.

Wagner, Christopher C. , Ingersoll, Karen S; Motivational interviewing in groups ; Guilford Publications, Inc., 2013 (https://libcat.canterbury.ac.nz/Record/1821796).

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $2,219.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .

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  • PSYC651-25W (C) Whole Year 2025