This course will cover the most representative psychotherapies of such kind, including mindfulness-based psychotherapies, acceptance and commitment therapy, and compassion-focused therapy. All these therapies are transdiagnostic capable of treating different mental disorders and are evidence-based with proven treatment efficacy. They have a very different understanding of the nature of psychopathologies and human suffering from the traditional psychotherapies. Their theoretical frameworks, treatment principles and strategies, case conceptualization, and intervention skills will be demonstrated in this course, and the commonalities and differences among these therapy models will be reviewed. The benefits of practicing these therapies on the therapist and the therapeutic relationship will also be discussed. The students learning these contemporary psychotherapy models are expected to have advanced personal growth and gains in psychological well-being as well.
Assessment: 100% coursework