COUNSL621 Foundations of Family Therapy
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Course Description
This introductory course investigates the concepts of family therapy and systems theory. Besides attending a potentially different client population, family therapy contributes a variety of new lenses with which to approach human problems. The course introduces the paradigmatic shift that has developed from communicational, systemic, and cybernetic theories. The course distinguishes similarities and differences between family therapy ideas and other counseling paradigms; and addresses the challenges family therapists face in the changing delivery of human services care systems. Students use family systems ideas to analyze and develop innovative approaches in their work with individuals, families, and communities.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department. For more information, please contact department (617.287.7602).
Academic Information
Units: 3
Distribution I Area: None.
Distribution II Area: None.
Diversity Area: None.
Schedule & Fee
Dates: May 27-Aug 21
Class #: 2443
Course Fee: $1390
Lab Fee: $0
Total Course Fee: $1390
Instructor
Gonzalo Bacigalupe
gonzalo.bacigalupe@umb.edu | Bio
Wimba Requirement
UMB online courses use Wimba classroom (a live discussion tool) at least twice during the semester. Information about Horizon Wimba can be found at www.dlvpc.umb.edu/wimbasupport.htm. Your course instructor will inform you about dates and times of course meetings in Wimba Classroom.