Family Therapy

Family Therapy (PSY-306)
Location:
Various, distance learning format.

Length:
Varies (self-study; self-paced).

Dates:
August 2018 - Present.

Subject Area:
Counseling and Social Work

Number of Credits:
3

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: examine the social context of family therapy; analyze the circumstances that led to the development of family therapy; list the founders and their theories of family therapy; analyze the basic techniques for the different therapy styles; compare the foundational therapies of cybernetics, system theory, social constructionism and attachment theory; investigate the classic schools of family therapy: Bowen, strategic, structural, experiential, psychoanalytic and cognitive-behavioral family therapy; describe the recent developments in family therapy; compare and contrast the views of different models in family development; analyze the gap between clinical practice and scientific research for a basic understanding of the methods family researchers use to empirically test their ideas.

Instruction:
This course explores the history and contemporary practice of the family therapy field. It emphasizes ideas and techniques with a clear focus on clinical practice. This course also encourages students to explore the history, the classic schools, and the latest developments in the field.

Credit recommendation:
In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Social Sciences, Social Work, Psychology, or Counseling (8/18).