Family Therapy   [Archived Catalog]
2016-2017 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook
   

PSY 3057 - Family Therapy


This clinical course provides theoretical overview of the changing nature of family structures and dynamics through lifespan and intergenerational perspectives. The course explores the dynamics of human systems, processes in adaptation, and integrative approaches in therapeutic systems interventions for families. The course emphasizes case formulation, historical and developmental perspectives, theoretical models and clinical interventions, and integration of cultural and social structures in contextual family dynamics and clinical interventions. 3 credit(s)