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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSYC-1113. This course covers the developmental process of adolescence and early adulthood. The course focuses on biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional issues as they pertain to the ongoing changes in this time of the life cycle. Attention will be given to issues of gender, culture, family relationships, peer relationships, sexuality, and education. Special attention will also be given to issues that young adults face as they venture into collegiate life, career exploration and new family roles. (Same as PSYC- 3613.)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: FMST-1113. A study to include physical and health factors in aging; psychological aspects of aging; marriage, family, and community relationships of older persons; economic and vocational factors in aging; perspectives on death, dying and grief; aging and institutional care; aging and the law; and the future of social intervention, both public and private. (Same as PSYC-3723 and SOCI-3723.)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: FMST-1113. An introduction to the family development life cycle. The course will focus on the stages that marriages and families progress through and the associated tasks that need to be addressed and successfully negotiated. Attention will be given to dating, marriage, having children, children going to school, adolescence, empty nest and issues of caretaking, grandparenting and aging. The course will also explore the related crises that develop around these developmental transition periods.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: FMST-1113. An introduction to the major underlying theoretical foundations of family therapy. The course will explore the historical development of systems theory and cybernetics from its origins in the 1940s in the thinking of mathematicians, physicists, biologists, and engineers to the pioneering work of Bateson and his colleagues in the late '50s and their application of cybernetics to the family. The course will also introduce the work of Murray Bowen. The basic concepts of systems theory will be discussed and contrasted with the more common Western, analytical approach which has dominated the thinking in psychology since the time of Freud. (Same as PSYC-3933.)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: FMST-1113. An overview of the issues pertaining to divorce and stepfamily relationships. We will address the consequences of divorce on children and adults as well as ways in which adults can create a more healthy post divorce environment for their children. We will consider the major issues surrounding stepfamilies in today's society and how healthy relationships can be established in these environments.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: FMST-1113. An introduction to the field of marital and family therapy. It will present the history of systems therapy, including the importance of systems theory to the continuing development of the discipline. Special emphasis will be placed on the current status of marital and family therapy including the importance of constructivist theories. The course will also present the major theories of marital and family therapy that have defined the field for the last 40 years. This will be a systemic, experiential, discussion-based class that will require active participation from each student. (Same as PSYC- 4323.)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: FMST-1113. An introduction to the field of family crises and possible treatment approaches. The family life cycle will be discussed, with focus on key transition periods and the possible crises that can evolve. It is a systemic, experimental, discussion-based class.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: FMST-1113 and PSYC-4623. The capstone course in the Family Studies program. Students will learn SPSS - the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences - and complete their own individual research project and paper, including the collection and analysis of data. The final goal will be making a presentation of their findings to the appropriate student convention. Much of the class will consist of individual instruction and laboratory work. (Same as PSYC-4653.)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: FMST-1113. A practicum that is a self-selected experience from among approved settings within the areas of child development or gerontology. Commercial infant or child care, child abuse facilities, Department of Human Services facilities, retirement or assisted living facilities are possible acceptable settings. A total of 126 clock hours (9 hours per week) during a semester is required.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: FMST-1113 and senior standing. A study of the contemporary ethical considerations, legal standards and professional issues that influence the work of psychologists, counselors, and other mental health officials. Specific attention will be given to the Ethical Standards of the APA, ACA, and AAMFT, as well as Oklahoma State Law governing the behavior of researchers and psychotherapists. The course will focus on specific ethical dilemmas throughout the class, including - among others -confidentiality, dual relationships, professional relationships, assessment and research. (Same as PSYC-4733.)
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