70-6126 Family Counseling

Students will survey various frameworks from the field of couples and family counseling which focus on facilitating change in relational patterns. Principles in Relational-Cultural Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Brief Strategic Family Therapy, Communication Analysis and other theories will be explored. Emphasis will also be placed on at risk families that face challenging issues such as neglect, addictions, domestic violence, trauma, sexual abuse, acculturation pressures, and mental illness. Effective treatment planning requires understanding the impact of environmental, social, economic and cultural factors on therapeutic processes.

3 Credits
Requisites PREREQUISITES: 70-6120 Clinical Appraisal and Treatment Planning