Description
This course provides an introduction for students interested in pursuing a career within the scope of counseling services beyond their undergraduate studies. Students will learn Family Theories and a holistic approach for its application to the dynamics and broadness of a family system within the twenty-first century. Topics covered in the course include but are not limited to: family diversity; race and ethnicity; gender roles and socialization; sexuality and sexual relationships; mate selection; children; parenting; balancing family and work; family crisis; intimate partner violence; alcohol and other substance abuse; communication, power, conflict, and resiliency; trends in living arrangements; as well as, breaking-up, separation, divorce, and remarriage. Upon successful completion of the course, students will apply information literacy and synthesize intergenerational dynamics to a family genogram, while learning about the benefits of the assessment resource within the helping prof