Psychology of the Family

Code: PSI11119L

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Psychology

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, French

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Erradicar a pobreza - Acabar com a pobreza em todas as suas formas, em todos os lugares

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Igualdade de género - Alcançar a igualdade de gênero e empoderar todas as mulheres e meninas.

Trabalho digno e crescimento económico - Promover o crescimento económico sustentado, inclusivo e sustentável, emprego pleno e produtivo, e trabalho decente para todos.

Reduzir as desigualdades - Reduzir as desigualdades dentro dos países e entre eles.

Learning Goals

- To know epistemological theories and models underlying the psychology of the family
- To identifies and establishes the theoretical framework of family psychology
- To understand the family systemic perspective
- To understands and contextualizes the importance of family and family psychology
- To understand and conceptualize family processes both in group and individual
- To Reflects critically on issues whose common denominator is the family.
- To observe and analyses de situations in the family context
- To characterize different processes of family intervention

1. Theoretical background: Epistemological Bases
1.1. General systems theory and cybernetics
1.2. Understanding fundamental systemic
1.3. Changing and evolving systems
1.4. The Pragmatics of Human Communication

2. The family in a systemic perspective
2.1. Development and Family Life Cycle Family
2.2. Evaluation of family functioning
2.3. Intervention with Families

Teaching Methods

Theoretical classes: exposition of the programmatic contents.
Practical classes: analysis, discussion and reflection of practical situations and relation to the theoretical programmatic content.
Guidance tutorial: follow up and support students to the group work.

Continuous assessment:
a) individual/peer work, reflection and integration of the contents exposed in the theoretical classes, viewing, analysis and discussion of a film (10%);
b) group work (2 to 3 students) to present in the practical classes: In the papers to be presented, students should consider the contents of the curricular unit family psychology and relevant aspects in the scope of family study (25%).
c) Frequency test (65%).
Exam: written test theoretical (55%); b) written test practical/work (45%).

Theoretical and practical classes are compulsory (minimum attendance of 75%).