College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Catalog 2016

247 years of the family life cycle. Offered winter term. SFTM 5037 – Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention Suicide is one of the most dangerous actions in which depressed people engage that may, in fact, be preventable. This is true for those with suicidal ideation at all ages. This course will help the student learn how to identify the potential for suicide and how to respond and refer. Since suicide is often precipitated by situational crises, early intervention techniques, particularly the identification of suicide potential, is crucial. Suicide ideation is frequently seen in criminal defendants, especially those who make suicide attempts when first admitted to jail or prison. Suicide-by-cop and highly publicized intentional and random multiple shooting events will be studied to better understand the shooter’s motivations and early identification. Effective suicide prevention and crisis intervention strategies will be explored. Offered winter term. Offered winter term. SFTM 5038 – Military Families This course will prepare the student to work with active military and veterans and their families. The course will cover the military culture as it interacts with the dominant culture, and trace the history of cultural conflict between these different ethics. In addition, course material will be presented on PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder as they particularly apply to military situations. The stresses of deployment and reintegration on the spouses and children of military and veterans will also be discussed. The student will become prepared to work in Veterans Administration and Department of Defense settings, after appropriate experience and licensure requirements are met. Offered fall term. SFTM 5039 – Collaborative Divorce This course will provide information regarding career opportunities for marriage and family therapists working with families transitioning into divorce. The course will cover collaboration with other professionals such as attorneys and mediators. The student will be guided as to how to become certified as a Mediator, Parent Coordinator, Guardian ad litem, or 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. SFTM 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. SFTM 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. SFTM 5310 - Introduction to Systems Theory This course provides an overview of theories that use metaphors of system, pattern, interaction, and communication to describe human behavior and relationships as well as the study of the emergence of theories from cybernetics to language studies. Offered each term. SFTM 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 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. Prerequisites: SFTM 5400-I; 5321; Co- requisite SFTM 6300. Offered summer term. SFTM 5320 - Introduction to Marital and Family Therapy: Counseling Theories and Techniques An introduction and review of the history of marital and family therapy and the clinical approaches of interactional therapies are included in this course. The focus is based on basic therapeutic concepts and skills to include joining, listening, and conducting the initial interview through termination. Offered fall term. SFTM 5321 - Theories of Marriage and Family Therapy This course offers a comparative study of theories of marital and family therapy, including systemic, structural, strategic, intergenerational, contextual, behavioral, experiential therapies, and others, and