Systemic and psychodynamic clinical Psychology Department (Au

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University of Mons
Faculté de Psychologie & des Sciences de l’Education
Systemic and psychodynamic clinical
Psychology Department
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Alcoology, burn out, traumatic incident, suicides, staff conflicts
Questions ?
Cynthie Marchal
Conseillère scientifique - Valorisatrice en
Sciences Humaines
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Laboratory contact details
Laboratory Head
General Contact
Associate Professor Hendrick
Stéphan
 Service de
psychologie clinique
systémique &
psychodynamique –
Faculté de
Psychologie et des
Sciences de
l’Education
Place du Parc, 18
7000 Mons
Belgique
 +32-65373164
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[email protected]
Main study areas and research topics
One of the areas of our department focuses on the therapeutic interventions. One of our research focuses on crisis situations
and / or potentially traumatic situations from the psychic point of view . In particular, how experts in crisis intervention get
involved ? What are their models and how do they regulate their actions in real situations ?
Another research focuses on the clinical team working with persons suffering of alcohol abuse. Research methods mainly
bring out qualitative analysis .
Another axis addresses eating disorders and treatment evaluations of multifamily therapies. Research methods are mixed,
both qualitative and quantitative .
Our department is the only one in French speaking Belgium to develop these research methods in relation to these issues.
Our results are disseminated through scientific communications and publications at an international level.
Last Research Project
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Last Research Project
We supervise a research through a collaboration with the Therapeutics Centre for Adolescent with Eating disorder (called
CTTA) attached to the hospital "The Domain", in Braine l'Alleud, Belgium.
Multiple Family Therapy (MFT) has already gained an established position in the treatment of eating disorders over the past
decade. Still, there is little evidence in the literature on the effectiveness of MFT for treating eating disorders. This multifamily
therapy program is offered to teenagers between 12 and 18 years with eating disorders (anorexia mostly) and their parents.
This program consists of 21 intensive days distributed over one year. This is an outpatient treatment. Multifamily group
typically includes 4-7 families.
A first study examined the effects of a Multiple Family Therapy (MFT), based on the Maudsley approach, on eating disorder
symptoms, quality of life and percentage of Expected Body Weight (%EBW) in adolescents with eating disorders (ED).
Eighty-two adolescents with ED, aged between 11 and 19 years, were assessed before and after treatment using a set of
self-reports.
Results showed a significant increase in quality of life and in Expected Body Weight between the beginning and the end of
treatment. Symptoms specific to eating disorders (except for bulimia) significantly decreased during treatment. This study
suggests that Multiple Family Therapy may benefit adolescents with eating disorders.
A second study examines now the therpaeutic processus that could explain those results by interviewing experts and
therapists on the one hand, by interviewing the adolescents and their families on the other hand.
Industrial application fields
Mental Health
Staff supervision
Post-crisis management
Services proposal
The department of systemic and psychodynamic clinical psychology participates in the activities of the University
Counselling Centre (CUCP). In this context, the department offers various psychotherapeutic treatments : Individual
psychotherapy, couple therapy, family therapy, supportive therapies and personality assessments and diagnosis of
attachment disorder in adults.
The department also offers post-crisis management and therapeutic interventions following crisis situations and / or
potentially traumatic situations.
Training proposal
Within the Counselling Centre of the University (decrived previously), the department also offers various training :
Public : teams or institutions working in the field of clinical psychotherapy
Interventions in the context of psychiatric emergency
Interventions in crisis and post-crisis context
Brief therapies and interventions
Analysis of the demand in psychiatric institution
Aid in forensic situations (using "coercion")
Staff Clinical Coordination in the context of psychiatric hospital
Examples:
(...)
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Related Lab'Insight Event
Au-delà du stress : burnout, addictions, décrochage professionnel,… que faire ?
Organisé le mercredi 7 mai 2014 à l'Université de Liège
Ce rendez-vous Lab'InSight a permis aux 6 chercheurs intervenants de présenter des outils de prévention, de diagnostic
et bien d'autres méthodes pouvant répondre concrètement au besoin des entreprises et organismes publics présents.
Après une séance pléniaire présentant les compétences des laboratoires et des exemples de partenariat
Recherche/Entreprise, un large débat s'est ouvert avec le public sur les thèmes du burnout et des addictions. Les
participants ont ensuite pu rencontrer les experts des différentes disciplines lors d'entretiens B to B et initier un dialogue
avec les Universités et Hautes Ecoles, en vue de possibles collaborations.
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