MFT 550 - Counseling Theories and Practice II

Credits: 3

This course develops advanced counseling techniques. Course content includes further psychological perspectives on modern psychodynamic, family, group, and crisis intervention forms of counseling and psychotherapy; theories and practice of brief forms of therapy, as well as long-term methods of treatment; and cross-cultural and gender factors that influence counseling and theory. Students will identify and personalize their own theoretical approach through development, demonstration, and integration of the theories.