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Principles of short term therapy
CPS5007
Synopsis
This unit provides you with an understanding of the history and development of the practice of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy. You will explore how the theoretical principles and practices of short-term therapy can be applied to work with parents and infants, children, adolescents and families. You will analyse case studies in the readings and their own work experiences to explore the practice issues.
Sourced from the Monash Handbook 2026.
Quick facts
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Audience
- Postgraduate
- Type
- Coursework
- School
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
- Faculty
- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health
- Handbook year
- 2026
Prerequisites (6)
- Foundations of attachment and psychoanalytic developmental theories 1CPS5001
- Normal developmental observationCPS5002
- Psychoanalytic and developmental theories 2CPS5003
- Psychodynamic assessment of children and adolescentsCPS5004
- Principles of child psychotherapyCPS5005
- Principles of adolescent psychotherapyCPS5006
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Offerings (1)
- Second semesterClayton · FLX-BLK