CPS 4420 - Foundations of Marital & Family Systems

Institution:

Crossroads College (Closed)

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Description:

This course is the foundational material for discovering a systemic approach about human relationship problems. Systemic thinking is a new way of thinking about problems and problem resolution. This "different way" brings focus on the processes or context that is giving meaning to events instead of the individuals or the events themselves. Examination of relationships in terms of systems will be the theme of this course. Students will evaluate the usefulness of the concepts; equilibrium, fusion, recursion, morphostasis, morphogenesis, rules, boundaries, equifinality, equipotentiality, wholeness, complementary, enmeshment, disengagement, and other systems concepts. Systems theory allows the counselor and family the space, language, and perspective of an individual within a concert of dialogue and feedback. The client is the family and th e counselor? ? focus is the control, organization, information, timing, and feedback of the system. This course will utilize role-play, and intense dialogue to teach the concepts and viability of family systems theory. Students will be encouraged to "think out loud" as they begin the integration of individual and family theory models. Offered: alternate years. Bri

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.crossroadscollege.edu

Phone Number:

(507) 288-4563

Calendar System:

Semester

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