APPL.626.085-FamilyTherapyUniversityofBaltimore-Spring2015AcademicCenterRoom232

Monday11:00am-1:30pm

Instructor: ProfessorJackieBlair,MEd,LCMFTOfficePhone:410.837.5310(Dept)

E-mail:"blair ubalt.edu

CourseDescription:APPL626FamilyTherapypresentsanoverviewofvariousfamilytherapytheoriesandtechniques,includingsystemstheory.Anintegrationofthesetechniquesintothe therapy processwithcouplesandfamiliesisexplored.Specialattentionisgiven tospecificissuessuchasthe impactofgenderandethnicityonafamily therapeutic intetvention.Sexualissuesinamarriage/familycontextareexamined. Studentsneedtounderstandthatiftheywishtopursuebeingafamilytherapisttheywillhavetoundergo furthertraining.Prerequisite:APPL606A

CourseObjectives:Studentswillbeableto-

1.Demonstrateabasicunderstandingofthekeyconcepts&omwhichsystem theoriesoriginated

2.Applyknowledge ofthemajortheoriesinthefield

3.Discussanunderstandingoffamilydevelopmentoverthelifecycle

4.Develop anawareness,understandingandsensitivitytothemannerinwhichfamiliesandfamilytherapyareshapedbyvariablessuchasrace,socioeconomicstatus,gender,ethnicity,spirituality/religionand sexual orientation

5.Demonstrateanunderstandingoftheethicalissuesand practicestandardsuniquetofamilytherapypractice

6.Discussapreliminarybasicunderstandingoffamilydynamics,treatmentplanningandbasicintetvention

7.Articulateapersonalizedtheoreticalorientationspecifictofamilytherapy

RequiredRe@ding:

Nichols,M.(2010).FamilyTherapyConceptsandMethods.Boston:AllynBacon.McGoldrick,M.,Gerson,R.andPetry(2008).Genograms:AssessmentandIntervention.

NewYork:W.W.NortonCompany.

Recommended/SUJn>lementalReading:Recommended Reading:

McGoldrick,M.,Giordano,].andGarcia-Preto,N.(2005).EthnicityFamilyTherapy

(3"1ed.).NewYork:GuilfordPress.

McGoldrick,M.,Hardy,K.(ed.)(2008). Re-VisioningFamilyTherapyRace,Culture,and

GenderinClinicalPractice(2oded).NewYork:GuilfordPress.

Patterson,].,Williams,L.,Edwards,T.,Chamow,L,andGrauf-Grounds,C.(2009).

EssentialSkillsinFamilyTherapy(2nded).NewYork:GuilfordPress•

Minuchin,S.Fishman,H.C.(1981).FamilyTherapyTechniques.Cambridge:HarvardUniversityPress.

OtherCourseMaterialsAni1ah1eviaUBOnlineSalcai

Most(ifnotall)handoutswillbepostedonSakaiandthatstudentsareexpectedtoprintoutthematerialsinadvanceofclass.

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therighthandsideofthescreen,clickontheiconforUBOnlineSakai.

YourSakaiusemameandpasswordareidenticaltoyourMyUB(Peoplesoft)username. ForhelpwhhMyUBandSakai,coomctOTSatcallcenter ubalt.eduor410-837-6262.

NOTE:DonotuseSakai (suchastheMessagesorForumsfunctions)tocommunicatewith

yominstructor.UBemailisthebestway tocommunicatewithyominstructor.

RecommendedMovies;

•TheDescendants

•Meet theParents

•Sister'sKeeper

•SecretLifeofBees

•TooLoudandIncrediblyClose

•FamilyStone

•OrdinaryPeople

•LittleMs.Sunshine

•SilverLiningsPlaybookAssignments

Genogramconstruction: Createathree(ormore)genera·onalgenogram/familydiagramofyourownfamily.\Vhileexploring/interviewingextendedfamilymf'mbersbesuretoaskquestionsregardingethnicity,culturalinfluences,genderroles,socioeconomicSL'ltus,education,spirituality,separations,divorces, chronicillnesses,causesof deaths,etc.Lookforpatternsthroughthegenerationsorclear changes.(PleasenotethatthisassignmentisdueonMarch9sostudentsshould toscheduleinterviewswithfamilymemberspromptly.TheseshouldbescheduledbyFeb16thinordertoallowyourselfenoughtimetocompletetheassignmentontime.

FilmAnalysis:Watchthefilm''TheGreatSantini"andwritea3-4pagepaperanalyzingthefamilysysteminthefilm.DueApril 20th. Cometoclasspreparedtoparticipateinagroupanalysisoftheir familysystem.

PersonalGenogram.Theorypaper: Writea8-10pagepaperdescribingyourfamily'sgenogramanddiscusswhatyouhavelearnedaboutyoursdfandyourownfamilyfromdoingthegenogram.

Discuss yourownethnicityandculturalbackground.Exploreyourownpositionand roleinyourfamilyoforiginandthekeyissuesyouhaveidentilied.Analyzeyourfamilyusingoneormoreofthemajorschoolsoffamilytherapy. Discusstheimpactoftheaboveissuesonyourdevdopmentasatherapist.DueApril6th.

Studenttopicalpresentation: Eachstudentwillconductatopicalpresentationfortheclass,utilizingassignedtheoreticalframework.Topicswillbediscussedinclassandmayberelated toclientsyouareworkingwithorsimplya topicofinteresttoyouin thefiddoffamilytherapy.You areencouragedtoincludeandsummarizerdevantworkfrombothresearchandclinicalliterature.Createahandoutfortheclassthatincludes1)adefinition/descriptionoftopic,2)keyconstructs, 3)recommendedtheoreticaltechniques,and4)anannotatedprofessionalreferencelistandaclientresourcelisL

Exams:Therewillbetwoexamsgivenduringthecourse.Theseexamsmayvaryinformat,though willlikdybecomprisedofshortanswer/essayandshort(onewordorphrase)answers.Thefirstexam,ExamI,willcoverallmaterialpresentedbeforethe dayoftheexam.Thesecond exam,ExamII,willcoverallmaterialpresented afterthefirstexam.

AttendanceandClassParticipation:Eachstudentmustsigninatthebeginningofeach

class.Thisclassisdesignedforinteractionandparticipation.Showup toclass,addtothediscussionandparticipateinroleplaysorsmallgroupdiscussions. Ifthestudentdoesnotattendclassand participateactivelyan..A"gradecannotbeearned. Eachstudentisaskedtobring3talkingpointstoclassbasedonassignedreading. Atalkingpointisastatementorquerycomprisedofasentenceortwo,thatsummarizes,expands,reframesorquestionsreadingcontent.Thesewillbecollected andintegratedintooverallgrade.

EvaluationandGm.ding:

Attendance/classparticipation10points

Genogramconstruction10points

Midterm20points

Genogram/theorypaper20points

Studenttopical presentation10points

Filmanalysis10points

FinalExam20points

Thereareatotalof100pointspossibleinthecourse.See"Assignments"sectionaboveforthebreak-downofpoints.Yourgradewillbedeterminedjointly throughcalculatingthetotalpointsyouhaveearnedintheclass(dividingthetotalnumberofpointsyouearnedfromthetotalnumberofpossiblepoints)ANDthroughyourdemonstration ofinterpersonal skillsduringclasstime.Thismeansthatnotcomingtoclassontime,beingdisrespectfultootherclassmatesand/orthe instructor,notbeingappropriatelyopentofeedback,displayinganinabilityorunwillingness tobevulnerableatsomelevel,orotherinterpersonaldeficienciesthatarecommonlydeemedas inappropriateintherapists-in-training canresultinalowercoursegrade.Thereasonthatthesekindsofthingscanaffectyourgradeisthattheseareskillsthatare importantforatherapisttohavein

lcarniagCobemdinbeingmeffectivetherapist.Also,ifyouareunableCodeveloptheseskills,there

maybesomeseriousramificationsinyourworkwithclients,anditistheethicalresponsibilityofbothcounselors-in-trainingandsupervisorstoguardagainstharmorpotentialsourcesofharmtoclients(APAEthksCooe,2002).ThttapistsiliemseNesanbeasous:ceofhum.Ofcoutse,itisnot

expectedthatyouautomaticallyhaveallofthesetypesofskillsattheoutsetofthebeginningofclass;

rather,itisexpectedthat youhavesomeoftheseskillsand alsoshowalevelofsignificant

.improvement(rehtivetoyourownW.selineorJeveJyouwerejltuponbeginningtmscourse)inthese

skillsoverthecourseofthesemester.

Thisgradingsystemisintendedtopromotemasteryofthematnotcompetitionamongstudents. Usingthisgradingsystem,thereistheoreticallynoupperlimitonthenumberofAsorBs

intheclass andtheredonothavetobeanyDsorFs.Youarecompetingonlywithyourselfandnotwith otherclassmembers.

GradingScale

A=95-100%A-=90-94

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C-=70-73F=69andbelow

Policies:

RegardingThisSyllabus

TheinstructorreservestherighttomakeanychangestothecourseorthissyJlabusatanytime,asappropriate.Theinstructorwillannounceanychangeseitherinclassverballyorinwritingviaemail

Participation

Asagraduate-levelcourse,studentsareexpectedtobeactiveparticipantsintheirlearning(hintyou

cannotbeanactiveparticipantifyouare textingQ.Thismeansthatstudentsshould cometoclasspreparedtodiscusscoursereadingsandexercises:acentralcomponent ofclasswillbediscussionofthereadingsandclassactivities.Thisclasswillbeconductedasagraduateseminar.Pleasebringa

writtenquestionornotefordiscussion,dntwnfromyourreadingsor fromyourtestingexperiencesfortheweek,toeveryclassmeeting.Bepreparedtobecalledonandaskedyoutoshareyours.

Studentsareexpectedto bepunctualintheiran:ivaItoclass,andareexpectedtoattendeveryclassperiod.Remember,itisseenasapartofyourprofessionalismthatyoudemonstraterespectforyourclassmatesaswellastheinstructor-beinglateto classisnotawaytodemonstratethatrespect!Twolatearrivals(morethan15minutes)toclassalsoconstitute anabsence.Studentswillbeheld responsibleforwhatgoesoninclassregardlessofwhethertheyareactually inclassornot;hence,ifyouareabsent,itisyourresponstbilitytofindoutwhatyoumissed.Youshouldfirstaskanotherstudentorafew otherstudentstoupdateyouaboutwh:atyoumissed-thecoucseinstructorshouldbethepersonyougotoSECONDshould youhavefurtherquestionsaftertalkingtoyour

classmates.Shouldyoubeunabletoattendclass,besuretoinformmebeforeclassthatday.Totake

into'AC.countillne5sand milemetgencies,studentsue?allowedtomissclasstwice;aftttthesecondabsence,yourtotalcoursegradewillbereducedby10%foreverymissedclassperiodORyoumaybeadministrativelydropped fromthecourse,attheinstructor'sdiscretion.

AssignmentExpectations

Allassignmentsaredueonthedatestatedonthesyllabusorannouncedinclass.Unexcusedlatepaperswillbesubjectedto a10%gradereductionperday. Incases ofexcusedlateassignments,youmustcommunicatewithmepriortotheduedatetosetupa datebywhichtheassignmentwillbeturnedin. Extensionstoduedateswillbe grantedonlyfordireunforeseensituations.

Papersmustmeetgraduate-levelstandardsforqualityofwriting,includinggrammar,spelling,sentence structure,andparagraphconstruction.Qualityofwritingwillbeweightedequallywithcontentindeterminingyourgrade.AchievementandLeamingCenter(ALC)staffmembersareavailableinAC113daily,9-5,toassistyouwithimprovingyourwritingskillsandwithanyofyourpapers().

StudentBehaviorGuidelines

Textingin class,talkingoutoftum,andother disruptivebehaviorswillnotbetolerated.Ifyoumusthaveyourphoneon,makesureitisonvibrateandinyourpock.et-yourcellphoneisconsideredabigdistraction,andtextingisoftenamajordisttactortoyourclassmates.

StudentswithDisabilities

Ifyouneedspecialaccommodationsasaresultofadisability,pleaseinformyourinstructorimmediatelyafterthefirstmeetingof theclasssothateveryefforttoaccommodateyourdisabilitycanbemade.Documentationofyourdisabilityandtheresourcesrequiredmustbeprovidedbefore accommodationswillbemade.

AcademicHonesty

Studentsalsoareexpectedtobehonestandtodotheirownwork.Thisincludesquizzes,exams,p:ipas,homework,extr.acreditwor.k,p.resent.ations,.and.anyotha.assignmenttobecompleted.inoroutofthis andanyotherclass(unlessotherwisedirectlyindicatedbytheinstructor).Academichonestyincludes,at theveryleast,submittingworkthatisyours,givingappropriatecreditwheneversomeoneelse'sworkisuseandtakingtestsandcompletingassignmentsstrictlyaccordingtotheconditionsspecifiedbytheinstructor.AnyevidencetothecontrarywiUresultinafailinggradeontheassignmentAND/ORafailinggradeforthiscourse,aswellthefilingofareport ofacademicdishonestywiththeAcademicIntegrityReviewBoard.Chea'lingwiUnotbetolerated11ndera'!Y

cirrt1mstance. Ifyouarenotsurewhattheexpectationsareforanyassignment,itisuptoyoutoaskyourinstructorforclarification.

Forpapers,researchreports,andothertyped/word-processedassignments,youmayhavesomeoneelseproofreadyourworkpriortosubmissiontocheckspelling,grammar,writingstyle,punctuation,propervocabulary,correct(Le.,APA)paperformat,etc.,andyouareencouragedtomakeuseofthe servicesprovidedbytheLangsdaleLibraryandtheAchievementLeamingCenterforthepreparationofstudentpapers.However,theworkofactuallyresearchingandwritingapaperisyourresponsibility.

Themostfrequentlyoccurringproblembehaviorinthiscontextisplagiarism Plagiarismoccurs when aperson submitswrittenworkasher/hisown,wheninfacttheworkhasbeendoneentirelyorinpartbysomeoneelsetowhomthepersonhasnotgivenappropriatecredit. Thisincludesanywrittenworkthatcopiesthelanguage,structure,ideas,orthoughtsofanother(UBStudent Handbook,2006),workthathasbeenparaphrased,andeventhereportingoffactsderived fromanothersourceandnotapartofcommonknowledge. Ifyoudonotgiveappropriatecredittoanysourceofyourwrittenwordsbesidesyourownideasorcommonknowledge,youhavecommittedplagiarism.

Ifyoumakeastatementinawrittenassignmentchatisnotoriginalandisnotgcoeotl,publi.cknowledge,thenyouMUSItellthereaderthesourceofthestatement.ThisisdoneinAPAformatthroughin-text,parentheticalcitationsofsources,andareferencepageattheendofthepaper. Ingenual,youmustgiveenoughinfonnationsothatthes:eades:aneasilylookup andverifythe.

source.SeethecurrenteditionoftheP11bli&ationManllaloftheAmeri&anP!JchologicalAssociationfor

specificcitationformats.

CAUTION!Ifthenatureofanassignmentisforyoutoexpressyo11rownideasandinterpretationsaboutatopic,andifwhatyousubmitarelargelyorentirelytheideasandinterpretationsofsomeoneelse,evenifyouprovideallthepropercitations,youwillnothavesatisfiedtherequirementsoftheassignment.

FamilyTherapy 626.085

CourseScheduleSummaryMondays11:00am-1:30pm

1/26Introductiontocourseandeachother(ReadNicholsChapters123)

2/2Genogmms,(McGoldrick,Read Chapter25);BowenTherapy(ReadNichole;Chapter4)2/9 StrategicTherapy(ReadNichols Chapter5)

2/16StructuralTherapy (ReadNicholsChapter6)2/23ExperientialTherapy(ReadNichols Chapters7)

3/2Psychoanalytic/ObjectRelationsTherapy(ReadNicholsChapters8)

3/9CognitiveBehavioralTherapy(ReadNicholsChapter9);Genogramdue

3/16SpringBreak-enjoy!

3/23Solution-focusedTherapy(ReadNicholsChapter11);ExamI

3/30NarrativeTherapy(Read NicholsChapter12)

4/6Guestspeaker,CultureandEthnicity;Readingstobeprovided;Genogram/TheoryPaperdue

4/13Familyassessment;Watchfilm'TheGreatSantini"

4/20GreatSantinidiscussion;Filmanalysisassignmentdue

4/27Guestspeaker,Coupleswork;Readingstobeprovided

5/4Guestspeaker,FamiliesinTrauma;Readingstobeprovided5/11ExamIIandwrapup