SOWK 8303 - Couples Treatment

Three credit hours.

Couples Treatment is a course designed to apply principles of family therapy theory to work with couples. Students are challenged to consider differences and similarities between individual, family, and couples treatment. Cognitive Behavioral Couples Therapy, Object Relations Couples Therapy, Brief Strategic Couples Therapy, and Narrative Couples Therapy will provide the theoretical foundation for examining issues couples face. Issues related to same-sex couples, domestic violence, infidelity, and addiction will be examined as part of the course.

Prerequisites: Completion of the Foundation Year of the MSW or similar MA program and admission to the MFT certificate program.