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May 09, 2025
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PSY-749 Marriage and Family Therapy4 semester credits
This course embraces historical and cross-cultural views of the complex and changing social unit known as the family, dealing with contemporary theories and current issues in couples and family therapy.
Pre-requisites: PSY-711A1 and PSY-711A2
Delivery Method: Distance/Electronically Mediated
Grading Default: Letter
Note: Elective
Learning Outcome(s):
- Relate the historical context of contemporary theories of family therapy.
- Describe the current status of marriage and the challenges facing contemporary couples.
- Examine the importance and contributions of systems thinking in family and couples therapy.
- Discuss several different theoretical approaches to family therapy and be able to apply them to clinical cases.
- Identify the role of ethnicity, culture, and gender in understanding and treating couples and families
- Demonstrate understanding of the research supporting the efficacy of at least one approach to couples therapy.
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