Focuses on change in a relational context. Models of change,
factors related to change, and interventions related to change
will be discussed. Students will have the opportunity to
critically examine these interventions and models within the
contexts of gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and
applicability to specific presenting problems.
Athena Title
Change in CFT
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will become familiar with general systems theory and cybernetics
Students will become familiar with the contributions systems theory and cybernetics have made to family therapy.
Students will become familiar with the foundational models of couple and family therapy.
Students will be able to evaluate and critique the theories and models presented.
Students will have an understanding of research findings related to the therapy models.
Topical Outline
1. Course Introduction
2. Historical Context of Couple and Family Therapy
3. General Systems Theory
4. Critiques of Systems Theory
5. Cybernetics
6. Critiques of Cybernetics
7. Structural Therapy
8. Research Findings on Structural Therapy
9. Critiques of Structural Therapy
10. Strategic Therapy
11. Behavioral Therapy
12. Intergenerational Therapy Models
13. Functional Family Therapy
14. Emotionally Focused Therapy
15. Experiential Therapy Models & Psychoanalytic Based Therapy Models
