ECOSYSTEMIC
PSYCHOLOGY
PYC4808
YEARLY CONTENT GUIDE
Perfectionist Notes
PRIVATE TUTOR FOR HONOURS IN PSYCHOLOGY - UNISA
helping you achieve your best results
TEXTBOOK USED:
Family Therapy: A Systemic Integration BY Dorothy Stroh Becvar M Raphael J. Becvar (Eighth Edition)2014
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Plagiarism/distribution/selling/illegal use of these notes will be prosecuted
Contents
SECTION A ..................................................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 1 - Two Different Worldviews .................................................................................... 3
Modernism ............................................................................................................................ 3
Chapter 3 - The Paradigmatic Shift of Systems Theory ........................................................... 7
First Order Cybernetics ......................................................................................................... 7
Second Order Cybernetics .................................................................................................. 14
Chapter 4: Postmodernism and Family Therapy..................................................................... 23
Postmodernism ................................................................................................................... 23
African perspective ................................................................................................................. 27
SECTION B: .................................................................................................................................. 33
First Order Cybernetics and the role of the therapist .............................................................. 33
Second Order Cybernetics and the role of the therapist .......................................................... 36
Chapter 13: Postmodern Approaches ...................................................................................... 36
SECTION C ................................................................................................................................... 40
Change From First And Second Order Approaches ............................................................... 40
Chapter 15: Therapeutic Intervention/Perturbation ................................................................ 42
SECTION D ................................................................................................................................... 46
Ethical Considerations As A Therapist: .................................................................................. 46
SECTION E ................................................................................................................................... 50
Additional Task....................................................................................................................... 50
Chapter 2 – Historical perspective: ......................................................................................... 50
Additional Task....................................................................................................................... 53
SECTION F ................................................................................................................................... 54
Assignment: Poster ................................................................................................................. 54
Assignment: Review ............................................................................................................... 58
SECTION G ................................................................................................................................... 60
How to reference the textbook: APA 7th edition ..................................................................... 60
DOCUMENT RESOURCES ...................................................................................................... 62
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PSYCHOLOGY
PYC4808
YEARLY CONTENT GUIDE
Perfectionist Notes
PRIVATE TUTOR FOR HONOURS IN PSYCHOLOGY - UNISA
helping you achieve your best results
TEXTBOOK USED:
Family Therapy: A Systemic Integration BY Dorothy Stroh Becvar M Raphael J. Becvar (Eighth Edition)2014
, Property of Perfectionist Notes
Plagiarism/distribution/selling/illegal use of these notes will be prosecuted
Contents
SECTION A ..................................................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 1 - Two Different Worldviews .................................................................................... 3
Modernism ............................................................................................................................ 3
Chapter 3 - The Paradigmatic Shift of Systems Theory ........................................................... 7
First Order Cybernetics ......................................................................................................... 7
Second Order Cybernetics .................................................................................................. 14
Chapter 4: Postmodernism and Family Therapy..................................................................... 23
Postmodernism ................................................................................................................... 23
African perspective ................................................................................................................. 27
SECTION B: .................................................................................................................................. 33
First Order Cybernetics and the role of the therapist .............................................................. 33
Second Order Cybernetics and the role of the therapist .......................................................... 36
Chapter 13: Postmodern Approaches ...................................................................................... 36
SECTION C ................................................................................................................................... 40
Change From First And Second Order Approaches ............................................................... 40
Chapter 15: Therapeutic Intervention/Perturbation ................................................................ 42
SECTION D ................................................................................................................................... 46
Ethical Considerations As A Therapist: .................................................................................. 46
SECTION E ................................................................................................................................... 50
Additional Task....................................................................................................................... 50
Chapter 2 – Historical perspective: ......................................................................................... 50
Additional Task....................................................................................................................... 53
SECTION F ................................................................................................................................... 54
Assignment: Poster ................................................................................................................. 54
Assignment: Review ............................................................................................................... 58
SECTION G ................................................................................................................................... 60
How to reference the textbook: APA 7th edition ..................................................................... 60
DOCUMENT RESOURCES ...................................................................................................... 62
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