Clinical Skills in Family Therapy   [Archived Catalog]
2011-2012 PO Academic Catalog and Student Handbook
   

MFT 585 - Clinical Skills in Family Therapy


3 credits
This is a course for advanced students focusing on the clinical aspects in the practice of family therapy. It will provide a brief overview of family therapy and will concentrate on the experiential learning of basic family therapy skills. This class is designed to provide students with direct experiences of the family therapy milieu in the initial session/treatment alliance phase of therapy via observation and role play; assist in the development of a working knowledge of the clinical skills of family interview, joining, problem formulation, treatment contract, and family case presentation; further the students’ awareness of and appreciation for the multiple psychosocial factors which impact families in treatment; and contribute to the development of a personal conceptualization of the process of psychotherapy.
Prerequisite(s): MFT 520  and MFT 510  and MFT 505