Supervised practice in the application of relational intervention/couple and family therapy skills.
Athena Title
Masters CFT Pract
Non-Traditional Format
Practicum.
Prerequisite
HDFS 6001
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will learn how to integrate clinical services with other professional activities such as record keeping, supervision, information and referral, in-service, and staff meetings.
Students will learn how to integrate CFT theories, sensitivity to diversity, and human development theories into therapeutic practice.
Students will learn how to diagnose and assess client systems, develop treatment plans, and deliver therapeutic interventions systemically and contextually.
Students will learn how to apply the appropriate professional and ethical standards, as well as legal mandates, appropriate to the clinical setting.
Students will learn how to integrate issues of diversity into the practice of couple and family therapy.
Topical Outline
This course entails the practice of couple and family therapy and supervision of clinical work.
Conducting relational therapy (CFT)
Live supervision of cases
Supervision of recorded sessions
Case conceptualization presentations
Discussion of self of therapist issues that impact clinical effectiveness
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
