PCED 739 - Contemporary Systemic Models and Relationships Education

3 Credit(s)

d applied research. This course provides a framework for comprehensive practice and clinical formulation that includes couple and family therapy, education, and enrichment. Specific attention is given to the elements of the intersystem model. The overview includes models such as Gottman’s Marital Therapy: A Research-Based Approach, emotionally focused couples therapy (Johnson and Greenberg), internal family systems (Schawartz), attachment-based family therapy (Diamond), systemically oriented cognitive/behavioral therapy, collaborative couples therapy (Wile), emotional intelligence in couples therapy (Atkinson), EMDR, and other affective/experiential models such as relationship enhancement (RE). Preventive approaches to couples therapy/education, such as PREP and PAIRS, are examined in terms of theoretical formulations that guide clinical practice.