COUN 606 Family Counseling

This course provides an overview of the application of general systems theory to assessing, conceptualizing, and intervening with families. The course reviews several major models of family therapy and introduces attitudes and techniques from each model to support families in their effort to modify relationships. The course also examines issues of family development, including the roles of gender and culture on developing family beliefs, rituals, rules, and values. Ethics in family therapy and applications to practice settings are reviewed.