309534 (v.1) Psychology 710 - Couples and Family Therapy

Area:	School of Psychology
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	4.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Practical:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	309531 (v.1) Psychology 705 - Interventions Over The Lifespan or any previous version OR 6718 (v.7) Psychology 605 - Interventions Over the Lifespan or any previous version
Syllabus:	This unit builds on student knowledge and skills in individual therapy, and interventions across the life span and extends these to the areas of family therapy and couples therapy. Key frames for examining interaction patterns and strategies for bringingabout change are considered. The unit particularly focuses on an attachment-based approach to couple and family therapy. Family life cycle, family of origin influences and their impact on couple and family relationships are also focal points. The unit develops knowledge and skills in couple and family assessment and interventions.
To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement.
Field of Education:	090701 Psychology
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2009	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External