SYSTEMIC PRACTICE IN FAMILY THERAPY: CONCEPTS AND ISSUES
FTH4PCI
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject will broaden and deepen your knowledge of family therapy and relevant related theoretical concepts in order to improve your assessment skills, and subsequently your planning for intervention. The topics include systemic frameworks, neurophysiology of human development and stress, attachment theory, transgenerational concepts, safety and risk issues, and diversity issues. This subject can be studied online through a mixture of pre-recorded lectures, online forums and/or webinars, guided readings, and case studies. Assessment will include online quizzez, essays and reflective reports. You also have the option of participating in skill development activities on campus at The Bouverie Centre if preferred.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Colleen Cousins
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | A practical guide to family therapy. | Recommended | Elliott, R. M. & Welfare, A. | IP COMMUNICATIONS, MELBOURNE, 2011. |
| Readings | Couple, family & group work: First steps in interpersonal intervention | Recommended | Crago, H. | OPEN UNIVERSITY PRESS, BERKSHIRE, 2006. |
| Readings | Family therapy: An overview | Recommended | Goldenberg, H. & Goldenberg, I. | BROOKSCOLE, CA, 2008 OR 2013. |
| Readings | Family therapy: Concepts, process & practice | Recommended | Carr, A. | JOHN WILEY & SONS, LTD, WEST SUSSEX, 2000. |
| Readings | Re-visioning family therapy: race, culture, and gender in clinical practice. | Recommended | McGoldrick, M. & Hardy, K. V. (eds.) | GUILFORD PRESS, NY, 2008. |
| Readings | The pragmatics of therapeutic practice. | Recommended | Gibney, P. | PSYCHOZ PUBLICATIONS, MELBOURNE, 2003. |
Distance Education, 2014, Semester 1, Distance Education
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Colleen Cousins
Class requirements
Lecture
One 2.0 hours lecture per week and delivered via online.
Problem Based Learning
One 1.0 hours problem based learning per week and delivered via online.
"One hour per week, in groups of four, online. There will be an occasional web-based seminar or online discussion forum to assist students to understand and apply the concepts being taught and to support and monitor students progress in the EBL activity."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| One 1,500-work Family work review | 40 | |
| One 3,500-word Structured learning journal | 60 |
Distance Education, 2014, Week 20-39, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Kerry Proctor
Class requirements
Problem Based LearningWeek: 20 - 39
Six 3.0 hours problem based learning per study period on weekdays during the day from week 20 to week 39 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 20 - 39
Six 3.0 hours lecture per study period on weekdays during the day from week 20 to week 39 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| One 1,500-work Family work review | 40 | |
| One 3,500-word Structured learning journal | 60 |
Distance Education, 2014, Week 30-51, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Kerry Proctor
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 30 - 51
Six 3.0 hours lecture per study period on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 51 and delivered via face-to-face.
Problem Based LearningWeek: 30 - 51
Six 3.0 hours problem based learning per study period on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 51 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| One 1,500-work Family work review | 40 | |
| One 3,500-word Structured learning journal | 60 |