Systemic Family Therapy Supervision

Synopsis

The supervision practicum in couple and family therapy aims to expand individual style with the purpose of helping trainee therapists become more versatile, and able to adapt into working with diverse family systems/ subsystems from different social status and service settings. It is also designed to create a greater awareness of the person within one’s family-of-origin, as well as explore the development of the person-of-the-therapist. The course will also examine how systemic therapy is used to work with individual(s).

Level: 5
Credit Units: 5
Presentation Pattern: Every January

Topics

Common Factors in System Family Therapy
Conceptual, Perceptual and Execution Skills
Initial Systemic Hypothesizing
Engagement: Who Should Come To Therapy?
Inviting Reluctant Family Members To Therapy
Systemic Assessment Guidelines
Systemic Family Therapy Interventions
Basic Treatment Skills
Therapeutic Alliance in Systemic Family Therapy
Who and What Is Responsible For Therapeutic Change?
Getting Clients Fired Up For A Change
Ethical And Moral Issues in Systemic Couple And Family Therapy

Learning Outcome

Critique the theoretical and conceptual framework of relevant systemic family therapy models
Appraise the common factors of change in systemic family therapy
Assess the interpersonal and/or intrapsychic issues which affect the effectiveness of one’s own practice efforts
Select the clinical skills needed to assess the presenting couple/ family issues from a systemic perspective
Choose the systemic family therapy strategies and skills in working with different problems and issues in local contexts
Select the appropriate couple and family therapy strategies/ techniques

Part-time Programmes / CET Courses

Singapore University of Social Sciences

Systemic Family Therapy Supervision