College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Catalog 2016

248 provides a survey of differences in clinical practices. Prerequisite: SFTM 5310. Offered winter term. SFTM 5322 - Clinical Practices in Marriage and Family Therapy This course examines applications of family therapy methods and counseling theories and techniques in specific situations including divorce, child rearing, school issues, and others and incorporates case study reviews. Prerequisite: SFTM 5400 II; taken with SFTM 6300. Offered fall term. SFTM 5330 – 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. SFTM5335 – 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. SFTM 5350 - Research in Marriage and Family Therapy This course offers a review of quantitative and qualitative methods of inquiry, as exemplified in recent marital and family therapy research studies. The course focuses on teaching students to be intelligent, critical consumers of research in the field. Prerequisite: SFTM 5310. Offered winter term. SFTM 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. SFTM 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). SFTM 5357 - 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. SFTM 5358 – 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. SFTM 5361 Developing a Private Practice 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. SFTM 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