PSYD7210 ADVANCED FAMILY THERAPY

ADVANCED STUDY OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY INCLUDES PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF CONTEMPORARY METHODS IN SYSTEMIC FAMILY THERAPY. EMPHASIS ON POSTMODERN APPROACHES AND INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE FROM VARIOUS SYSTEMIC FRAMEWORKS APPLIED TO FAMILY THERAPY, INCLUDING GENDER, SEXUALITY AND MULTICULTURAL FACTORS. EXAMINES APPLICATIONS OF FAMILY THERAPY METHODS IN SPECIFIC SITUATIONS, SUCH AS DIVORCE, CHILD REARING, SCHOOL PROBLEMS, CHRONIC ILLNESS, TEEN RUNAWAYS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SUICIDE AND FAMILY VIOLENCE. SEMESTER HOURS: THREE PREREQUISITE: PSYD 7200 LIMITATION ON ENROLLMENT: 12 TYPE OF COURSE: REQUIRED FOR PSYD STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM