Family Counselling

Singapore University of Social Sciences

Family Counselling (COU304)

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Language: English

Duration: 6 months

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Area of Interest: Social Services

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Funding: To be confirmed

School/Department: S R Nathan School of Human Development

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Synopsis

COU304 Family Counselling is a Level 3 course. The course aims to equip students with the systems perspective, and the essential knowledge and skills of four family counselling approaches, namely mutigenerational approach, structural approach, experiential approach and strategic approach. The course discusses the following: (1) key figures in respective approaches and their theoretical formulations, (2) assessment and therapeutic techniques, and (3) evaluating respective approaches. An integrative model will be presented to help students apply the approaches to family counselling situations.

Level: 3
Credit Units: 5
Presentation Pattern: EVERY REGULAR SEMESTER

Topics

Course overview
Historical development of family therapy
Philosophy of systems and social constructionist perspectives
Multigenerational approach - Theoretical formulation, assessment and intervention, evaluation of the approach
Structural approach - Theoretical formulation, assessment and intervention, evaluation of the approach
Experiential approach - Theoretical formulation, assessment and intervention, evaluation of the approach
Strategic approach - Theoretical formulation, assessment and intervention, evaluation of the approach
Principles of an integrated model in family counselling

Learning Outcome

Apply systems theory for family counselling.
Analyse cases based on either multigenerational, structural, strategic, humanistic or narrative therapy.
Evaluate strengths and limitations of either multigenerational, structural, strategic, humanistic or narrative therapy.
Explain key concepts in relation to either multigenerational, structural, strategic, humanistic or narrative therapy.
Demonstrate skills in relation to either multigenerational, structural, strategic, humanistic or narrative therapy.
Demonstrate use of the integrative model for family counselling cases.