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Lecturer(s)
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Sobotková Irena, doc. PhDr. CSc.
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Course content
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1. Family psychology - aims, perspectives, and areas of application. 2. Systems approach to the family. Family functionality. 3. Methodological particularities and current trends in family research. 4. Principles of family assessment. 5. Clinical and test methods in family assessment. 6. Family stress, family coping strategies, family crisis. 7. Family resilience, its research and importance. 8. Practical applications: strengthening family resilience. 9. Studies of different family types.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
- Attendace
- 4 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 34 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 52 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The family is understood as a basic context of human experience from conception to the end of life. Therefore, we should - as psychologists - know family structures, functioning and processes. A lot of families are exposed to increasing life demands. The main trend that we can observe is growing diversity of family life and the need to adjust to changing living conditions. For decades, family problems and dysfunctions dominated in family psychology literature. Currently, the large body of scientific research focuses on what is good and helpful for families, what are family strengths and options. In this course, students will gain information about current approaches in family psychology and about key concepts such as family stress, family coping strategies, family resilience etc. We will discuss the characteristic of well-functioning families. We will apply family psychology concepts to everyday family life in order to gain a deeper insight into options how to help families. The basic assumption of this course is that detailed knowledge of family life is necessary for effective family counselling, family therapy and psychological work with families in general. The main aim of this course is to provide the students with good orientation in family issues and the ability to see families from the systems approach point of view. THE COURSE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR FOREIGN (ERASMUS) STUDENTS.
The student: - is aware of importance of systems approach to families - is oriented in current trends in family research - understands the principles of family assessment - is well informed about these issues: family stress, family coping, family resilience - knows different types of family structures and their specifics - is able to explain practical recommendations for strengthening family resilience
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge of Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Essay, Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student
Writing an essay on a given topic and oral presentation.
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Recommended literature
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Walsh, F. (Ed.). (2012). Normal family processes. Growing diversity and complexity. New York: Guilford Press..
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Walsh, F. (2016). Strengthening family resilience. New York: Guilford Press..
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