COUN 512 Systemic Theory: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling *

This graduate-level course introduces systemic thinking and a variety of Family Therapy theories and interventions. The course has two overarching objectives. First, students develop self-awareness into their own family-of-origin. Second, students explore the history of Family Therapy (Bowen, Strategic, Structural), the Feminist Critique, Post-Modern Theories, Neurobiological Research, and key family/social dynamics of the Twenty-First Century. Methods of instruction primarily feature in-class face-to-face learning, with some additional asynchronous online work.

Credits

5

Prerequisite

Admission to the MAC program.

Outcomes

1. This course will prepare students to:
2. a) Interpret family dynamics within their own family-of-origin, and evaluate the impact of those dynamics on their current functioning.
3. b) Evaluate and summarize findings from commonly used assessment tools in family systems theory.
4. c) Appraise the history and development of marriage, couple, and family counseling.
5. d) Apply family systems theory to client presenting problems and diagnoses.