Couples and Family Counseling

Catalog description

The course will focus on the practice of couples and family counseling. The early lectures will provide a discussion of the foundations of family therapy, including the major models of couples and family counseling. The second part of the course will have a strong emphasis on clinical interventions and treatment. Throughout the course, attention will be directed to cultural and individual diversity in families, and to what we as people and as counselors bring to our professional practice.