PSI (0503) 730 - Family Therapy

Credits: 3.00

Students will learn critical clinical skills and strategies associated with leading theories, models, and concepts in family interventions and parenting-based interventions. Particular emphasis is placed on evidence based practice and empirically-supported interventions. Intervention strategies will be discussed based on videos of sessions led by experts and case examples.

Learning Goals:

At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Identify, articulate, and compare theories and techniques of family therapy and parenting based interventions;

2. Describe the role of culture, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status (SES), etc. in family based interventions;

3. Practice scholarly inquiry and the sharing of evidence based knowledge through presentations and written work.