It includes ethical issues in family assessment and the implications of economic, family structural, cultural, and other diversities. Students explore the range of existing assessment approaches and their use with a variety of populations. Some possible topics include, but are not limited to, Multicultural Family Counseling, Counseling the Gay and Lesbian Couple, Counseling the Blended Family, Sexual Development and Adjustment in Couples, Spiritual Issues in Families, and Conflict Resolution for Couples and Families. Includes supervised one-way mirror practice with clients in a lab environment and group supervision of clinical experience. May be elected a second time with instructor s permission for a total of 8 hours.
Placement is at a site conducive to enhancing systems counseling skills.
The seminar examines issues such as human development, knowledge base of education, multiculturalism and diversity as well as the implications and applications of technology on the study of these topics. The seminar examines issues such as human development, knowledge base of education, multiculturalism and diversity as well as the implications and applications of technology on the study of these topics. Examines a range of conceptions and strategies in light of students emerging research interests. Studies tools of research, research planning and design, research methodologies and communication of results of research. Considers the appropriateness of fit between various analytical procedures and diverse sets of data drawn from a range of settings in education and human services.