Postmodern Approaches to Family Therapy

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This course builds upon the foundational theories course by extending learning to postmodern approaches to couple and family therapy practice. Theoretical foundations of social constructionism and constructivism will be covered, leading into in depth coverage of postmodern models of couples and family therapy, such as solution-focused, narrative, and language-systems based approaches. Issues of social justice will be emphasized as a basis for critique of each model.