Adler School of Professional Psychology Catalog 2008 – 2009

model’s development, important concepts, and typical techniques. Students will
be encouraged to critique these models with consideration of power and
hierarchy, gender bias, and cultural fit.
663 Effective Marriage and Family Therapy 3 Credits
This course offers an in-depth understanding of several evidence-based models
for intervening with families and couples. This course covers a range of
dysfunction of marital and family systems and appropriate interventions.
Emphasis is on the systematic application of techniques through theoretical
analysis, intervention selection and role-playing of interventions. Students will
be encouraged to examine how these models fit for themselves theoretically
and personally, and how well they fit with a variety of clinical populations.
664-665 M.A.F. Practicum I & II 1 Credit per term
Prerequisites: Students enrolled in the M.A. in Marriage and Family Counseling
program are required to register for M.A. Practica 664 and 665. Students must
concurrently enroll in M.A.F. Practicum Seminar I (667) and II (668).
Completion of a minimum of 28 credit hours of course work, including 200-203,
402, 472, 505, 623, 641, 647, 651, and 662; and permission of the Director of
Training and Community Service. This may not be transferred or waived. A
student accepted into the M.A. in Marriage and Family Counseling program is
required to complete at least 700 hours of supervised clinical experience over
the course of at least nine months. Students enrolled in the Certificate in
Marriage and Family program must also concurrently enroll in 664, 667, 665,
and 668.
667-668 M.A. Practicum Seminar in Marriage and 1 Credit per term
Family I-III
Prerequisite: Concurrent with Marriage and Family Practica (664-665). In order
to register, students are required to be actively counseling couples and families.
Students must either present audio or videotapes or simulate actual sessions
for supervision. Rotating case presentations allow focus on intervention skills
and theoretical analysis, as well as experiencing the role of case consultant.
671 Structural and Sociocultural Bases 3 Credits
of Health and Dysfunction
Prerequisites: 350, 641. Traditionally, psychologists work within in
circumscribed clinical contexts in which mental health issues are deemed
functions of individual pathology. In fact, many mental health issues are
symptomatic of structural phenomenon that characterize in the context in
which individuals exist and over which they have limited influence, e.g., public
policy, institutional behaviors, culturally-embedded biases. The objective of this
course is to shed light on these structural variables and how they undermine
human well being. In particular, the course will be designed to (1) provide
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