Advanced Training in Family Therapy Interventions
Duration
- 1 semester
Contact hours
- 72 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Prerequisites
Admission into the Masters of Social Science (Professional Counselling) (or equivalent) or MA-COUADV Master of Counselling (Advanced), ANDPSC60011, PSC60012, PSC60013, PSC60014
PSC70002, PSC70009, PSC70015, PSC70017
Corequisites
Aims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Appraise family systems and transgenerational theory.
2. Apply principles of family systems assessment and intervention.
3. Integrate family therapy approaches with other major counselling approaches.
4. Evaluate the impact of culture diversity on family therapy.
5. Integrate an understanding of the impact of childhood sexual abuse, trauma and mental illness into family therapy interventions.
Courses with unit
Students enrolled into the Master of Social Science (Professional Counselling) or MA-COUADV Master of Counselling (Advanced), delivered in Singapore will receive a certificate of completion for this elective unit.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This unit will involve up to 300 hours of work including:
| Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
| Face to Face Contact Lecture | 24 | 3 | 72 |
| Online Contact | N/A |
|
|
| Specified Learning Activities Reading of recommended material Personal Journal Preparation for assessments Group meetings | 10 | 12 | 120 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities Independent learning Preparation for assessments Informal group discussions Revision of lecture material | Recommended |
| 108 |
| TOTAL |
|
| 300 hours/25cp |
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Video recording of a family interview (role-play) | Group | 50% | 2, 3 |
| Clinical evaluation | Individual | 50% | 1, 4, 5 |
General skills outcomes
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently
Content
• Definitions of family and variations in South East Asian family structures
• Family formation and functions
• The family life cycle
• Family therapy and the major schools or perspectives
• Generational and cultural issues in family therapy
• Issues in working therapeutically with couples
Study resources
- Reading materials.