Introduction to Family Therapy

Catalog description

This is an introductory course for students in the master’s degree program in Family Therapy. The focus of the course is to introduce students to basic therapeutic skills and provide a broad overview of the family therapy field. Didactic and experiential approaches will be utilized to facilitate students’ learning of family therapy skills through structuring, empathic listening, reflection, and the use of basic intervention skills. In addition to reflections and course discussion, students take part in role plays in the course to learn about the therapeutic environment.