PSY 823 - Adlerian Parent Consultation and Family Therapy

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This course will teach students child guidance and parenting knowledge and skills based on Adlerian principles to be practiced in parent consultation and family therapy. Students will understand how Adlerians integrate sociocultural considerations contexts while assessing and intervening with families and the multiple systems intersecting with the clients. Through lecture, class discussion, observation, and participative demonstrations, students are taught how to facilitate a parenting group and family therapy. Students will receive supervision from Adlerian faculty as they lead or co-lead a parenting group in the community. This course demarcates Adler’s and Dreikurs’ place in history with parenting and child guidance. Adlerian-based parenting programs are recognized as evidence-based programs. Note: This course also meets an elective requirement for the C&A emphasis.

Prerequisites: PSY 710, PSY 711.