PDR 401 - Family Counseling

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1. Interprets patterns of family communication and cycles of functional and dysfunctional interactions.
2. It explains the impact of cultural, gender, socioeconomic, and ethnic factors on couple and family dynamics.
3. It explains the effects of specific situations—such as divorce, remarriage, loss, trauma, and addiction—on the family system.
4. Knows the basic therapeutic skills that can be used in a couples or family session.
5. Analyzes a family system using assessment tools such as genograms and family sculptures.
6. By selecting the appropriate therapeutic approach based on case examples, the student develops a basic intervention plan.
7. By recognizing the ethical dilemmas encountered in the process of couples and family therapy (confidentiality, multiple relationships, secrets, boundaries), the therapist applies an appropriate ethical decision-making process.
8. It analyzes dysfunctional patterns within a family system and the relationship between these patterns and individual symptoms.
9. It provides a comparative analysis of the conceptualizations of different therapeutic approaches applied to the same case.
10. It defines the basic concepts, theories, and historical development in the field of couples and family therapy.
11. It explains family systems concepts such as systemic thinking, cyclicality, boundaries, triangulation, coalitions, and alliances
12. Understands the basic assumptions of the major approaches to couple and family therapy, such as structural, strategic, Bowenian, cognitive-behavioral, emotion-focused, and solution-focused approaches.
13. It lists the stages of the family life cycle and the developmental tasks associated with each stage.
14. By comparing different theories of couples and family therapy, it explains the strengths and limitations of each.

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