Master's in Systemic Relational Therapy

Curriculum

Modules, content, methodology and assessment

A theoretical and practical training structured to meet FEATF accreditation requirements.

Structure of the training

The syllabus is structured so that students can obtain FEATF accreditation as Experts in Systemic Intervention and as Family Therapists, with the structure, teaching hours and subjects these accreditations require.

The full programme, which leads to accreditation as a Family Therapist, lasts four years: 600 hours of theoretical and practical training, 84 hours of personal work and 150 hours of supervision.

Module 1

Basic module

The first module consists of 200 hours of theoretical and practical training and 28 hours of personal and experiential work. It includes the 180 compulsory hours of the FEATF syllabus and 48 hours of complementary subjects proposed by the centre.

The methodology is based on individual effort and group dynamics. Sessions often recreate the conditions of psychotherapy, so that the training draws on the student's own experience.

Basic training

History of family therapy
General systems theory
Theory of human communication
Historical and current systemic models
Individual and family life cycle
Common aspects of psychotherapy: request, setting, process and therapeutic relationship
Functional and dysfunctional families
Family genograms
Family interviewing techniques and therapeutic alliance
Historical review of mental health
The systemic relational model and attachment theory
The systemic relational model and interpersonal neurobiology
The systemic relational model and interpersonal reconstructive therapy
Systemic individual therapy

200 h of theory and practice + 28 h of personal work.

Methodology

How we learn

Theory is learned and lived in a group, through different tools:

Reading and bibliography

Reading and literature review to build a solid theoretical foundation.

Role-plays and simulations

Practising techniques in simulated situations, with observation and feedback.

Case viewing

Analysis of real cases and of clinical proposals through films.

Students' cases

Presentation and discussion of cases brought by the students themselves.

Personal work

Experiential work through group dynamics.

Group projects

Written work prepared and presented in groups.

Module 2

Advanced module (FT)

This module consists of 200 hours of theoretical and practical training and 28 hours of personal and experiential work.

In the third year, special emphasis is placed on practice: direct observation through a one-way mirror, viewing sessions conducted by the lecturer, role-plays, direct and indirect supervision, practice of the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) and in-depth work on techniques such as managing secrets, externalisation, and working with trauma and grief.

Content

Systemic analysis of institutions
Negotiation, counselling and mediation
Intervention with multi-problem families
Domestic violence
Network intervention
Family intervention in non-clinical contexts
New family models
Intervention from different psychotherapy approaches
Philosophy and therapy: ethical and moral aspects
Politics and therapy
Prevention versus intervention

200 h of theory and practice + 28 h of personal work.

Assessment

How students are assessed

Assessment is individual and continuous, and takes into account:

Attendance and participation

Compulsory attendance at all activities, except for justified absences, and active participation in group work.

Reading and written work

Reading the recommended bibliography and written case presentations.

Practical exams

Exams in each year on therapeutic techniques and interventions, through role-play.

Independent study

About 4 hours a week during the course, 50 hours over the summer between the first and second years, and 15 hours before starting.

Optional: take part in the HESTIA team's weekly supervision meetings and do placements with cases referred by the centre, with the teaching team's prior approval.

Interested in the master's?

Write to formacion@hestia.es or call +34 934 59 28 02 and we'll send you all the information.