CPS5006 Principles of adolescent psychotherapy

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Identify and analyse the key concepts of psychodynamic theory that contribute to an understanding of adolescent development, tasks and issues which include, family, culture and ethnic contexts;

2. 2

   Apply basic principles in assessment for therapy with adolescents;

3. 3

   Identify and evaluate the issues which arise in working with adolescents in therapeutic contexts;

4. 4

   Identify and evaluate the impact on professionals, of working with adolescents;

5. 5

   identify and appraise the importance of termination issues in working with adolescents in therapy;

6. 6

   Identify and analyse the specific issues and principles to consider for inpatient work with adolescents.