Course · FAM 430

Principles of Family Counseling

A this discipline course at Arizona Christian University.

Credits
3 Credits
Level
Undergraduate
Format
Lecture + discussion
Typical Terms
Fall, Spring

Course Description

This course focuses on the development of diagnostic skills in assessing marital and familial dysfunction. Students learn to synthesize information from the clinical interview and to form and implement treatment plans. Systemically oriented counseling principles will be taught.

Taught By

Offered 2026-2027: Fall 2 · 2026-2027: Spring Traditional.

Alyssa Bechard

2026-2027: Fall 2

Prerequisites

Corequisites

  • None

Learning Outcomes

1

Engage the Course Material

Build a working understanding of principles of family counseling as the course's central subject.

2

Apply Discipline Methods

Use the methods, vocabulary, and frameworks of the discipline to address course problems.

3

Connect Course Content

Connect this course's content to broader work in the discipline and related fields.

4

Demonstrate Course Competencies

Demonstrate the specific competencies the course is designed to develop.

Biblical Worldview Connection

A Biblical Worldview treats the liberal arts — language, history, ideas — as serious territory worth careful study. This course is shaped by that conviction.

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