COUN 531 Premarital and Marital Counseling

This course focuses on approaches that have been developed for thorough counseling with premarital and marital couples. Students will be introduced to selected counseling/therapy models which seek to identify and describe both normal (functional) and abnormal (dysfunctional) marital and coupling patterns or facilitate client goals throughout the family life cycle and with couples from diverse backgrounds. A variety of possible theoretical approaches and interventions useful in the assessment and treatment of couples will be examined. Emphasis will be on utilizing the resources, strengths, and creative change generating capacities of the couple in moving toward a set of mutually agreed upon goals. (This course was previously numbered COUN 530).