MPY641 Marriage and Family Counseling (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): Pre/CoRequisite: MPY 605 , MPY 608   
This course covers couple/marriage, relational, and family therapy theories, their historical and cultural contexts, and their application to the family and couple therapy process.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Apply understanding of the major theoretical/conceptual frameworks of relational therapy, the historical roots, key concepts, and assumptions.
2. Compare and contrast major conceptual frameworks and therapy models.
3. Apply understanding of diversity and multiculturalism in one’s own developing model of relational therapy.
4. Identify indicators of abuse and violence within relationships and determine clinically appropriate responses to intervention, referrals, and management of relational dynamics.
5. Analyze the significance of research evidence and community standards of practice in selecting and evaluating interventions and engaging in ethical practice.