College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Catalog 2016

189 is placed on the application of modern and postmodern ideas to substance abuse, additions, and critical issues based on research, theories, practice, and treatment. Also included are other critical issues of culture, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, violence and other areas of critical concern in social systems. Prerequisite: D.M.F.T 6200. Offered summer term. D.M.F.T. 5312 Advanced Substance Abuse Training This course addresses the application of modern and postmodern ideas to substance abuse, addictions, and critical issues in the practice of therapy. Emphasis is placed on the application of modern and postmodern ideas to substance abuse, additions, and critical issues based on research, theories, practice, and treatment. Also included are other critical issues of culture, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, violence and other areas of critical concern in social systems. Through course assignments and instructor approval, advanced doctoral students will construct an advanced level component to include specific requirements regarding certification and supervision in addictions. D.M.F.T 5340 – Grant Writing and Funding Opportunities This course provides students with knowledge of how to assess, identify, and write grants to acquire funding opportunities in agency and treatment facilities. Offered winter term. D.M.F.T 5355 – Introduction to Equine Assisted Family Therapy This course will provide students with an introduction to all aspects of equine assisted mental health approaches. Beginning with an overview of the rapidly growing Animal Assisted Therapy field, the course will cover in greater depth equine assisted psychotherapy, team building, and therapeutic riding programs. Through hands-on experience working with horses, students will be introduced to the Equine Assisted Family Therapy model being developed as a collaborative effort between the NSU Family Therapy program and Stable Foundations, an independent equine-assisted therapy program in the community. Offered fall and winter terms. D.M.F.T 5356 – Religious and Spiritual Diversity The Religious and Spiritual Diversity course is a basic course on religious/spiritual difference that uses systemic and relational family therapy theory to train mental health professionals in the art and skill of acceptance and respect of other human being’s deeply held faith/non-faith beliefs. The instructor will use basic therapeutic skill in creating a class community that is inviting, open, and honoring. Students will be challenged through the use of didactic, experiential, and written activities, related to both personal and professional experiences with religion and spirituality (R/S). D.M.F.T 5357 Brief Coaching The growing field of coaching draws from concepts associated with brief therapy models, in particular Solution Focused Brief Therapy. In this course, students will learn the distinctions between coaching and therapy; credentialing opportunities and potential career paths as a life coach, career coach, and/or independent educational consultant; and common theoretical assumptions shared between brief therapy and brief coaching. The course is designed for students who already have a working knowledge of brief family therapy models, but wish to broaden their scope of practice and understand the history and development of the parallel field of coaching. D.M.F.T 5361 - Developing a Private Practice in Coaching and Therapy This course examines applications of family therapy methods and ideas in private practice settings. The course will prepare students to develop a private practice as a marriage and family therapist, as a career/college/health and wellness coach, or both, depending on previous background and additional coursework. Students will learn the basics of developing a referral base, understanding managed care and insurance systems, and developing workshops and community outreach. The ethics of private practice and the need for practitioner self-care will also be stressed. This course will be useful for those planning a private practice career as all or part of their professional journey. Offered summer term. D.M.F.T 5362 – Solution Focused Coaching This course prepares the student for professional practice as a solution focused coach. In this course, the distinctions between therapy, education, and coaching are clearly presented, and the student learns basic skills and approaches to solution focused coaching. Students will also be educated on specializations in career, college, health and wellness, and other specific types of coaching practice. Offered summer term. D.M.F.T 5363 Advanced Equine-Assisted Family Therapy This course will utilize an equine-assisted, experiential model to provide students with an opportunity to explore and develop their awareness of the Self of the Therapist (SOTT). Additionally, through clinical role-plays incorporating application of MFT theories and models, students will learn to conduct equine- assisted clinical and training sessions with a variety of populations and presenting issues. Students will apply different interventions and activities involving the horses and mock clients in role-play situations, and will be expected to intentionally incorporate a systemic, relational approach in all sessions. The course readings will also integrate concepts from other clinical and theoretical coursework in order to facilitate students’ ability to consistently connect the systemic family therapy framework with an equine assisted approach.