Solution Focused Therapy and Positive Psychology
Quick Info
- Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
- Course code: SSC531
- Credit points: 10
- Subject coordinator: Rebecca Loundar
Awards offering Solution Focused Therapy and Positive Psychology
This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:
- Graduate Certificate in Arts
- Graduate Certificate in Wellbeing Studies
- Graduate Diploma in Arts
- Graduate Diploma of Applied Social Science
- Graduate Diploma of Leadership
- Master of Arts
- Master of Leadership
Unit Content
Outcomes
- Examine brief intervention theories and therapies, including Solution Focused Therapy and Positive Psychology;
- Develop an advanced understanding of how to apply brief intervention therapeutic techniques to a range of presenting issues;
- Assess, conceptualise and determine the use of Solution Focused and Positive Psychology for a range of presenting issues, including integration considerations;
- Develop the skills to create a collaborative client-therapist relationship.
Subject Content
- Understanding brief intervention theory and therapies
- Development of the client-therapist relationship
- Assessment, case formulation and treatment planning
- The application and practice of brief intervention therapeutic techniques
- Specific techniques for solution focussed and positive psychology
- Structuring and formatting brief intervention therapy sessions
- Limitations of brief interventions
- Facilitating personal and professional wellbeing
- Contexts and presentations
- Understanding the connection between cognitive processes and distress
This course may be offered in the following formats
- Onsite (face-to-face)
- Online (e-Learning)
- Intensives
Assessment Methods
- Minor Essay (30%)
- Workbook (20%)
- Assessment & Therapy Plan, Role Play & Personal Reflection (50%)
Prescribed Text
- Ratner, H., George, E., Iveson, C. (2012) Solution Focused Brief Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques. Routledge.
Please consult your instructor prior to purchasing any texts