| Systems of Psychotherapy (NU441) is open to nursing and non-nursing graduate students involved in counseling or psychotherapy. The course explores the systems of psychotherapy for individuals, families, couples and groups. Selected theories include Psychoanalytic, Existential, Gestalt, Interpersonal, Behavioral, Cognitive, Crisis, Brief, Feminist and Multicultural approaches. Psychotherapy modalities are critiqued for efficacy, the range of problems treated, the nature of the psychotherapeutic relationship and sensitivity to differences in culture, race, age, and gender. The course uses interactive WebCT technology to facilitate student’s learning and observation of videotaped psychotherapy sessions from the convenience of student’s home computer. Videotaped psychotherapy sessions are used to examine commonalties and differences in process and techniques. | sample lecture outline sample movie clip previous course evaluations |
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