College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Catalog 2016

188 Collaborative Practitioner. In addition, the course will be useful to those wishing to practice general marriage and family therapy, and learn more about the experience of divorce in order to assist their clients. Offered fall term. D.M.F.T 5040 - Systemic Family Therapy IV Study of the complexities and subtleties of language and the art of therapeutic implication are focused on in this course with discussions on the relationships between hypnosis and brief therapy; draws on the work of Milton Erickson as a primary resource. Prerequisite: D.M.F.T 5030. Offered winter term. D.M.F.T 5045 – Group Psychotherapy This class is designed to provide an opportunity students and professionals to develop a set of core competencies in general group work from a systemic perspective. These core competencies include knowledge of group theories, common group dynamics, common group types, and legal and ethical issues. During the course students will also be introduced to various specialty/advanced competency areas in group work. The development of core skills will occur through a combination of didactic lecture in group theory, classroom discussion, and an experiential group (during the second part of each class meeting). Offered summer term. D.M.F.T 5046 – Human Development Across the Life Cycle Human Development covers the stages of the individual life cycle, and of the family life cycle, in cultural context. The interplay of individual development, unique individual difference, culture, socioeconomic context, and family context, will be considered and integrated with major models of family therapy. Therapy techniques appropriate for each stage of development will be explored. Offered fall term. D.M.F.T 5050 – Family Play Therapy This course will explore creative means of expression in therapy, including but not limited to art, music, sand tray, puppets and other play related materials. The use of these techniques with children, adolescents, and families will be discussed and practiced. This course is a preparation for those who may wish to focus on working with young children and/or on pursuing certification as a registered play therapist. It will also be useful to the general marriage and family therapist, to add creative techniques to his or her repertoire. Offered summer term. D.M.F.T 5110 - Language Systems This course locates the practice of therapy within cultural, philosophical, and scientific domains; it uses notions about the relational nature of language as a means of examining, critiquing, and explicating therapeutic practice. Prerequisite: D.M.F.T 5006. Offered winter term. D.M.F.T 5120 - Thinking Systems The study of systemic theory, particularly the ideas of relationship, difference, and context is the focus of this course, which emphasizes the ideas of Gregory Bateson. Prerequisites: D.M.F.T 5006, D.M.F.T 5110. Offered fall term. D.M.F.T 5130 – Crisis Management This course provides students advanced skills in crisis management for the expansion of their supervision and training of other professionals. Offered winter term. D.M.F.T 5140 – Advanced Micro Skills This course provides student the most advanced micro skills in clinical work, providing them the resources for training and overseeing supervisees and become mentors of other mental health professionals. Offered fall term. D.M.F.T 5300 - Legal, Ethical, and Professional Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy This course offers an in depth explanation of accreditation and licensure organizations, along with the ethical codes they promote in family therapy and related fields. This includes a review of the therapist’s legal responsibilities and liabilities in mental health and family law, insurance claims, and private practice management with inclusion of an overview of professional opportunities in public service and training programs. Offered fall term. D.M.F.T 5301 Agency Practice and Organizational Consulting This course examines applications of family therapy methods and ideas in community and agency settings including in-home, residential, outpatient and inpatient settings. The course will prepare students to work in the community and learn and refine their skills as related to completing clinical documentation, learning and meeting requirement of different funding sources, preparing safe aftercare and discharge plans and working collaboratively with clients, family and representatives of larger systems involved with such clients. Students will learn about managed care, Medicaid, Medicare, Private Insurance Systems. Students will also learn rules and regulations related to working with different funding sources and Federal and State Funding systems. Students will learn techniques of agency administration and organizational consultation. This course will be useful to those seeking careers in agencies, hospitals, and managed care settings, and for the general marriage and family therapist. Offered summer term. D.M.F.T 5311 - Substance Abuse/Addictions and Critical Issues in Systems Theories This course addresses the application of modern and postmodern ideas to substance abuse, addictions, and critical issues in the practice of therapy. Emphasis