INTRODUCTION TO FAMILY THERAPY THEORY A

FTH4IFA

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students will acquire a working knowledge of theoretical and practical frameworks relevant to working with families. This will include an orientation towards a systemic epistemology, familiarity with basic concepts from family therapy models from the 1950s to the 1970s, application of Family Sensitive Principles, and integration of knowledges about trauma and developmental history.

School: School of Psychology & Public Health

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Colleen Cousins

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: FTH4WSA. Students must be enrolled in HCFT Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy.

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	Family therapy: a constructive framework	Recommended	Lowe, R 2004	SAGE PUBLICATIONS, LONDON.
Readings	The history and principles of family therapy	Recommended	Goding, G 1992	VAFT PUBLICATIONS, MELBOURNE.

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Outline Family Sensitive Principles and illustrate how they apply in the student's work context.

Activities:: Lecture, reading of articles and online forum applying the principles to their work context.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Writing(Writing); Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving); Discipline Specific Competencies(Discipline Specific Competencies); Ethical/ Social Responsibility(Ethical/ Social Responsibility); Professional Practice(Professional Practice); Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking); Communication(Communication); Teamwork(Teamwork)

02. Identify the basic concepts from systems theory and give examples from their practice.

Activities:: Lecture, reading and online forum case discussion.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Discipline Specific Competencies(Discipline Specific Competencies); Writing(Writing); Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving); Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)

03. Discuss the basic concepts from the following major family models and provide examples of their application to family practice: Developmental, Transgenerational, Structural, and Strategic.

Activities:: Small group Eluminate discussion, illustration by taped sessions, reading material and online forum.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Professional Practice(Professional Practice); Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving); Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research); Discipline Specific Competencies(Discipline Specific Competencies); Ethical/ Social Responsibility(Ethical/ Social Responsibility); Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking); Teamwork(Teamwork); Writing(Writing); Communication(Communication)

04. Discuss the impact of trauma and developmental history on individual and systemic functioning.

Activities:: Lecture, reading and online forum.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Ethical/ Social Responsibility(Ethical/ Social Responsibility); Teamwork(Teamwork); Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving); Communication(Communication); Writing(Writing); Professional Practice(Professional Practice); Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking); Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research); Discipline Specific Competencies(Discipline Specific Competencies)

Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.