FAMILY WORK SKILLS

FTH4FWS

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This is a skills development subject delivered in block teaching over five days, face-to-face at The Bouverie Centre or other location as negotiated. In this subject you will learn concepts, techniques and skills required for conducting systemic interviews with families. You will acquire skill in deciding who to include in sessions and how to collaborate with a family to develop a focus for the work. Experiential methods including, role-play, will be used to teach specific techniques for managing family interactions; promoting a sense of safety and respectful engagement and managing difference and conflict. Attention will be paid to cultural and other forms of diversity.

School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Colleen Cousins

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

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

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

A practical guide to family therapy: structured guidelines and key skills.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Rhodes, P. & Wallis, A.

Year: 2011

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: IP COMMUNICATIONS, MELBOURNE.

ISBN: N/A

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Mastering Competencies in Family Therapy

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Gehart, D.

Year: 2018

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Cengage

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

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Theory and Treatment Planning in Family Therapy

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Gehart, D.

Year: 2016

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Cengage

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

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Other description: N/A

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Articulate and apply key family therapy concepts and skills effective in family work practice
02. Make theoretically informed decisions about who to include in family sessions and when
03. Collaborate with families to develop an agenda and focus for family work
04. Facilitate safe, respectful, family sensitive family intervention
05. Effectively manage family interactions including managing difference and conflict
06. Apply awareness and knowledge of diversity issues to family practice

Brunswick (Bouverie), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Colleen Cousins

Class requirements

Collaborative Based LearningWeek: 0 - 0
One 35.00 hours collaborative based learning per study period from week 0 to week 0 and delivered via face-to-face.
Seminars and Enquiry Based Learning classes in one block equivalent to 35 hours

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

One 10-minute group demonstration.(equiv. to 500 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO1

One 2,000-word reflection on learnings from workshop.

N/AN/AN/ANo35SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Practice journal (equiv to 2,000 words).

N/AN/AN/ANo35SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Supervised role-play (equiv to 1000 words).

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Brunswick (Bouverie), 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Colleen Cousins

Class requirements

Collaborative Based LearningWeek: 0 - 0
One 35.00 hours collaborative based learning per study period from week 0 to week 0 and delivered via face-to-face.
Seminars and Enquiry Based Learning classes in one block equivalent to 35 hours

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

One 10-minute group demonstration.(equiv. to 500 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO1

One 2,000-word reflection on learnings from workshop.

N/AN/AN/ANo35SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Practice journal (equiv to 2,000 words).

N/AN/AN/ANo35SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Supervised role-play (equiv to 1000 words).

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6