MFC 5700 Marital Therapy I
Students will be presented with a variety of systems therapy models specifically applied to the marital relationship. Students will demonstrate the ability to conceptualize issues, develop treatment plans, and intervene in couple relationships based on both an understanding of diverse theoretical orientations and equally diverse couple problem presentations. This conceptualization will flow from an understanding of theories including but not limited to structural, trans-generational, attachment, and affect regulation models. Cohesive therapy experiences will be shared, evaluated, demonstrated, and practiced both in the classroom and in a practicum setting. Students will be expected to initiate a practicum experience that will continue into the next course, MFC 5710 Marital Therapy II. All totaled the practicum for the two-course marital therapy sequence will be 100 hours with 45 of the 100 hours being in direct client contact (group therapy, co-therapy, client intakes, marital couple therapy, etc.).