SYLLABUS FOR FAMILY COUNSELING

Term: Fall, 1999 (991) August 30 – December 11, 1999

Course Number: HSV 300

Instructor: Ms. Pat Bogash

E-mail: patcoun@aol.com

Home Phone: (708) 798-6226

Fax: (708) 798-6886

Course Time: Saturdays 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (9/11, 25; 10/9, 23; 11/6, 20)

This course will explore the concept of the healthy family versus the dysfunctional family. Several theories of family therapy will be surveyed. Typical roles, coping mechanisms, communication styles, and the short and long term consequences of pathological behaviors on family members will be discussed. Several treatment techniques including the genogram, sculpturing, and paradoxical interventions will also be explored.

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Students in this course will:

1. Understand the structure of different family systems.
2. Learn the process of family treatment at both the cognitive and emotional levels.
3. Be able to compare the interactions of healthy families with dysfunctional families.
4. Explore the process of planned interventions with dysfunctional families.
5. Recognize various communication styles.
6. Know several experential techniques and how to appropriately implement them.

Term Paper 25% of grade

Homework assignments (genogram, knots, etc.) & participation 25% of grade

Class presentation (role play) 25% of grade

Final Exam 25% of grade

A: 100 - 90 points

B: 89 - 80 points

C: 79 - 70 points

D: 69 - 60 points

F: Less than 60 points

All written assignments are to be typewritten and double spaced.

Participation in the class is necessary to gain a full understanding of the course work. Involvement in the class will be taken into consideration when assessing the final grade.

You will be given a list of fictional novels in which the themes all revolve around a particular family dysfunction (addiction, mental illness, loss, etc.). The paper is to focus on the family dynamics that are seen in one novel of your choice. Identify the roles, rules, boundaries, subsystems, etc. How would you work with this family in treatment? What theory would you use and why? Which techniques would you implement to intervene on the different family members? How would the treatment plan be structured? What is the family's prognosis?

This paper should be 8 - 10 pages in length, typewritten and double-spaced. It is due on the final class day. If you want your paper returned, please include a self-addressed stamped mailing envelope with your paper.

A family case study will be assigned to a student group. It is the groups responsibility to develop a role play using a particular theory along with techniques. The role play should be 10 -15 minutes in length.

1. Four Knots: you are to analyze each knot. Your conclusions are not as important as how you

Arrived at the end. This should be one typewritten page. Be prepared to discuss knot in class.

2. Genogram: gather family history including names, ages, causes of death, physical/mental/