CED7462 Couples, Marriage and Family Therapy I
Examination of the philosophical, theoretical, and practical foundations of systemic and relational practice. This course discusses the development, models, and theories of marriage, couple, and family counseling, case conceptualization from a systemic perspective, the structure of the family, assessment of the family unit, and conceptualizing and treating the couple and/or family unit. Students study the foundational theoretical approaches relying heavily on systemic thinking and communication theory. This course assists students in developing foundational aspects of systems theory necessary to assess, plan, and intervene systemically with a couple and/or family unit