The topic of stress will be covered in more detail than depression. This course provides an educational approach to managing stress and depression. Students learn a process for planning their lives and careers. Most students develop a personal action plan as an outcome of the class. Students view family counseling sessions in a counseling center setting, examine dynamics of relationships, and understand the application of principles and skills for improving relationships between parents and children.
Students use ideas offered in the course in the context of their own life situations.
Focus is on understanding in-depth ways of facilitating positive relationships of adults and children. Students view family counseling sessions in a counseling center setting and engage in weekly reading, discussions, and experiences. Using an informational as well as participatory format, students will explore the forms and roots of addictive behavior. Students will examine the characteristics of recovery and learn to apply recovery dynamics in their own lives. The focus of this class is educational, not therapeutic.