Short programme

Family therapy

Couple relationships, the parent-child bond and work with difficult adolescents — therapy and training. Two modules: “Couple Therapy” and “Parent-Child Relationships”.

Duration: 3 months of training + 6 months of group supervision
Volume: Each module: 48 hours of classes (twice a week, 2 hours each) and 48 hours of supervision (once a week); 16 lessons per module
Format: In person or online (same price); Tuesday and Thursday, 14:00–16:00
Start: Enrolment is open
Document: IPAS certificate (the course ends with an exam)

Who it is for

Psychologists and school psychologists
Teachers and coaches
Students
Parents
A degree is not required

Who teaches

Samira Ragimovaleads the training: couple relationships, the parent-child bond, difficult adolescents

What is included

Video recordings of the training — you can watch a class by each trainer in advance
6 months of supervision, once a week
An exam and a certificate from the International Psychotherapy Association at the end of the course

Curriculum

Module 1 — Couple Therapy (man-woman relationships)

Identifying disharmony in the family system — assessment
The intake session in couple therapy
Analysis of the conflict situation
The genogram — the family life cycle
Defining roles in the family system and strained boundaries
Psychodrama — psychotherapeutic techniques in the family model
Unwritten rules — sharing obligations and the cost of breaking them
Identifying patterns in the relationship
Applying methods from classical and contemporary schools of family therapy
The range of problems systemic family therapy addresses
Meeting personal needs and freedom of choice
Methods of communication (G. Bateson’s theory)
Psychotherapeutic techniques in family relationships and worked cases
Work in a critical period (infidelity, abuse, the approach on the verge of divorce)
Analysing the relationship with a person suffering from addiction (alcohol, drugs, gambling and so on)
The supportive stage in family therapy

Module 2 — Parent-Child Relationships (family therapy for parents)

Stages of a child’s psychophysiological development
Critical points in the stages of development
Symptom-based assessment in family therapy
Functional disorders within the family
Systemic analysis of family stories
Building a model of communication with the child
Ways out of strained relationships, correcting parental methods
Children’s behaviour patterns in troubled families
Neurotic and behavioural disorders in children
Play therapy — correcting the behaviour model
Aggressive behaviour in children — the punishment model
Children’s fears and practical ways out
Problems of falling behind in schooling
Regulating a child’s psyche in a single-parent family
Methods of sex education in the family
Managing family relationships with a person who has a specific illness or behavioural limitation

Document

Certificate of the International Psychotherapy Association (IPAS)

The programme is run by RAGIMOFF; graduates receive a certificate of the International Psychotherapy Association. Its authenticity can be checked with the QR code on it or on the association’s website (intpas.com).

Price

Monthly300 AZN × 3 months

Paid at once (3 months of training + 6 months of supervision)800 AZN

The price is the same in person and online.

Booking

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