Family therapy approaches derived from intergenerational implications of psychoanalytic thought, with attention to transmission of characteristics, justice between generations, grieving. Family therapies derived from work of Bateson, Erikson and Minuchin. Attention to feedback loops, paradoxical methods, reframing, positive connotation, enactment and constraint of change. An intensive six credit course designed for students advancing in clinical pastoral education. A series of workshops addressing major emerging questions in mental health and counseling therapy.
Opportunity is provided for intensive study of pastoral care within the institutional context.
A full-year course open only to students who meet the specific requirements of the particular residency to which they are assigned. Opportunities for work and study in an institution, an urban training center or a parish. Consent of supervisors required. Basic experience in individual, marriage and family counseling. Student carries at least six cases.