MFT 542: Applied Marriage and Family Therapy - Assessment and Treatment
A marriage and family therapy course at Arizona Christian University.
Course Description
This course integrates assessment and treatment for application of theory to practice. Students will explore and use assessment and treatment practices across classic and postmodern marriage and family approaches. Special emphasis will be given to systemic assessments, such as assessing for intimate partner violence, child abuse, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Students will identify how to use result assessments to develop a treatment plan and use systemic MFT models. Students will review issues related to test construction, administration, interpretation, and statistical concepts related to text worthiness. Theological and cultural influences on practice will be emphasized.
Prerequisites
Corequisites
- None
Learning Outcomes
Engage the Course Material
Build a working understanding of applied marriage and family therapy - assessment and treatment as the course's central subject.
Apply Discipline Methods
Use the methods, vocabulary, and frameworks of the discipline to address course problems.
Connect Course Content
Connect this course's content to broader work in the discipline and related fields.
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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MFT 542 is part of ACU's marriage and family therapy curriculum. Explore the programs that include it.
