Family of Origin Systems

Catalog description

Introduces family of origin systems perspective as a basic interpretive framework for understanding and addressing issues of human development in the context of multigenerational family dynamics. Students examine their own development in terms of their socio-cultural roots, family history and unresolved family conflicts. Through this process, students begin to apply multicultural perspectives to their personal lives and professional work. Students learn ways to cultivate self-awareness when providing culturally competent and culturally humble counseling. Students will learn and examine how their own cultural heritage shapes their own attitudes, values, beliefs, and behaviors through experiential, creative exploration, and papers. This is the first course in a two-quarter sequence. There is a lab fee for supplies.