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UNIVERSITY
AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY
OF NEW YORK
SCHOOL OF
SOCIAL WELFARE
Spring 2008
RSSW 727 Advanced Marriage and Family Therapy
Arlene Istar Lev LCSW, CASAC
518-438-2222
Course Description
This course is designed to help
students integrate systemic thinking and various counseling techniques
for working with couples and families. Theoretical foundations, and
practice applications that pertain to family therapy will be studied
and critically assessed. Major schools of thought will be examined
and subjected to comparative analysis of therapeutic approaches.
Developmental stages and transitions of the family will be considered
as they apply to the assessment and interventions of the various practice
models. Therapist use of self in the treatment of couples and
families will be a critical component in this course. Issues of
race, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, socio-economic class and religion
will be examined as they relate to family and marriage therapy.
Students will be given opportunities
to apply various counseling techniques and models to cases they work
with in field placements and in role playing exercises in class.
Strong emphasis will be given to the development of skills necessary
for assessment and intervention with families. Case presentations
and peer consultations will be used as mechanisms for learning.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course
students will:
1. Understand the historical
formation of family therapy concepts.
2. Incorporate the developmental
life-cycle issues of families into the assessment and the intervention
process.
3. Have an understanding of how
society's view of the family, and its biases regarding race, ethnicity,
sexual identity, socio-economic class and gender impact the family system
and the therapeutic intervention with families.
4. Be able to utilize the concepts
and therapeutic strategies of the major schools of thought in family
therapy.
5. Be able to apply family therapy
treatment approaches to different populations and problems.
6. Understand how their own personal
experience influences their assessment and interventions strategies
when working with families.
7. Understand the process of
single case design and recognize the contributions of research in determining
the efficacy of family therapy.
Grading and Assignments
All papers will be graded on
the quality of the presentation, i.e. grammar, spelling, and the logical
flow of ideas, as well as content. All written work must be typed, double-spaced,
and carefully checked for typographical errors. Use APA style for citing
references. Thoroughness and creativity are strongly encouraged
and rewarded. If inadequate attention is paid to the presentation
of the paper, the grade will be reduced. If there is a personal
situation that affects your ability to meet expectations (i.e. physical
limitations, language barriers), or if you are unable to hand in work
in a timely manner due to illness or natural disaster (i.e. the dog
ate it) you must discuss this with the instructor prior to the due date
of the project so appropriate arrangements can be made. Late papers
without prior consent of instructor will be graded deducting 5 points
for each day late. Students will be held to the highest standards
of academic integrity as outlined in your Graduate Bulletin. It
is your responsibility to be aware of SUNYA's rules regarding plagiarism,
collaboration, cheating and multiple submissions.
Required Texts:
- Betty Carter and Monica
McGoldrick (Eds.) (2005) The Expanded Family Lifecycle: Individual,
Family and Social Perspectives. Third Edition Allyn and Bacon:Boston,
MA.
- Irene and Herbert
Goldenberg. (2004). Family Therapy: An Overview. Thomson/Brooks/Cole:
Pacific Grove, California.
Recommended Text:
- M. McGoldrick (Ed.)
(1998) Re-Visioning Family Therapy: Race, culture, and gender in
clinical practice. Guilford Press/NY.
- Pipher, M. (1996).
The Shelter of Each Other. NY: Ballentine Books.
- Lev, A.I. (2004).
The Complete Guide to Lesbian and Gay Parenting. New York: Berkely
Press.
Course Outline
Part I: Family
Therapy Theory
Overview of Family Systems
Ideology
Required Readings:
Text (BC/MM): Chapter 1, and
2.
Text (G/G): Chapter 1, 2, 4 and 5.
Historical Foundation and
Changing Contexts
Required Readings:
- Cootz, S. (2000) Historical
Perspectives on Family Diversity. In D. H. Demo, K.R. Allen, and M.A.
Fine Handbook of Family Diversity NY: Oxford University Press
(pp. 15-31).
- Fishbane, M.K. (2001).
Relational narratives of self. 40 (3), 273-292.
- Pinsof, W.M. (2002).
The death of ìTill death do us partî: The transformation of pair-bonding
in the 20th century. Family Process 41/2, pp 135-157.
Advanced Readings:
- Green, J.B. (2003).
A new systemic perspective about mental health. Family Theory and
Therapy. Thompson Brooks/Cole, Pacifica, CA, pp.31-57.
- Hanna, S.M. and Brown,
J.H. (2004). Family therapy: A journey through diversity and integration.
In The Practice of Family Therapy: Key Elements Across Models.
(3rd edition).
Family Life-cycle Framework
Required Readings:
Text (BC/MM): Chapter 13, 14,
15, 16, 17, and 18.
Advanced Readings:
- Cooklin, A. (2001).
Eliciting childrenís thinking in families and family therapy. Family
Process, 40, 3, 293-313.
- Doherty, W. (2003,
Sept/Oct). See how they run. Psychotherapy Networker, pp, 38-46,
63.
Theoretical Models of
Family TherapyóFoundational Perspectives
Psychodynamic family therapy
Behavioral family therapy
and CBT
Required Readings:
Text (G/G): Chapters 6 and 12.
- Dattilio, F.M, &
Epstein, N.B. (2005). Introduction to the special section: The role
of cognitive behavioral interventions in couple and family therapy.
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 31,
7-13.
- Gehart, D.R. &
Tuttle, A.R. (2003). Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Theory-Based Treatment
Planning for Marriage and Family Therapists,
Brooks/Cole, Pacifica, CA, 172-191.
- Pipher, M. (2003).
Connecting the dots. Letters to a Young Therapist
(Chapter 6). NY: Basic Books.
Part II: Gender,
Race, Ethnicity, Religion and Class Considerations
Gender
Required Readings:
Text (BC/MM): Chapter 6 and 7.
Text (G/G): Chapter 3
Advanced Readings:
- Goldner, V. (1985)
Feminism and family therapy. Family Process. 24 (1) (31-47)
- Goldner, V. (1988)
Generation and gender: Normative and covert hierarchies. Family
Process 27 (17-31).
- Rutter, V. and Schwartz,
P. (2000). Gender, marriage and diverse possibilities for cross-sex
and same-sex pairs. In D. H. Demo, K.R. Allen, and M.A. Fine Handbook
of Family Diversity NY: Oxford University Press (pp. 59-81).
- Shepard, D. (2005).
Male development and journey towards disconnection. In D. Comstock (Ed.)
Diversity and Development: Critical contexts that shape our lives and
relationships (Chapter 7: pp. 133-160). Thomson/Brooks/Cole: Belmont,
California.
Race/Ethnicity
Required Readings:
Text (BC/MM): Chapter 4, 8, 10,
and 19.
- Pinderhughes, E. (1995)
Empowering diverse populations: family practice in the 21st century.
Families in Society. 76 (3) (131-140).
Advanced Readings:
- Mirkin, M.P. (1998).
The impact of multiple contexts on recent immigrant families. In M.McGoldrick
(Ed.) Re-Visioning Family Therapy. Guilford Press/NY (370-383).
Religion, Spirituality, and
Values
Required Readings:
- Nakhaima, J.M. and
Dicks, B.H. (1995) Social work with religious families. Families
in Society: Journal of Contemporary Human Services. 76(6)
(360-368).
Class:
Required Readings:
Text (BC/MM): Chapter 5.
- Kliman, J. Social
Class as a relationship. In M. McGoldrick (Ed.) (1998) Re-Visioning
Family Therapy: Race, culture, and gender in clinical practice.
Guilford Press/NY pp. 50-61.
Theoretical Models of
Family Therapyó First Order Cybernetics
Structural family therapy
Intergeneration family therapy
Required Readings:
Text (G/G): Chapters 8 and 9.
- Text (BC/MM): Chapter
3, 9 and 26.
- Faber, A.J. (2004).
Examining remarried couples through a Bowenian systems lens. Journal
of Divorce and Remarriage, 40, 3/4, 121-133.
- McGoldrick, M., Gerson,
R., & Shellenberger, S. (1999). Developing a genogram to track
family patterns In Genograms: Assessment and Intervention. W.W
Norton: NY (13-61).
- Pipher, M. (1996).
Therapy: The Trojan Horse/How Therapy Can Help. In The Shelter of
Each Other (pp. 108-153). NY: Ballentine Books.
Advanced Readings:
- Markowitz, L.M. (1994)
Shared Passages. Family Therapy Networker. Jan./Feb.
- Rothbaum, F., Rosen,
K., Tatsuo, U., and Nobuko, U. (2003) Family systems theory, attachment
theory, and culture. Family Process, 41 (3), 328-351.
Part III:
Alternative Family Forms
Lesbian and Gay Families
Required Readings:
Text (BC/MM): Chapter 20
- Berenstein, A.C. (2000).
Straight therapists working with lesbians and gays in family therapy.
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 26 (4), 443-454.
- Cooper, K. (1999).
Practice with transgendered youth and their families. IN G.P. Mallon
(Ed.) Social Services with Transgendered Youth. Harrington Park
Press: Binghamton, NY.111-130.
- Bepko, C., and Johnson,
T. (2000). Gay and lesbian couples in therapy: Perspectives for the
contemporary family therapist. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy,
26 (4), 409-419.
- Stacey, J. & Biblarz,
T.J. (2001). (How) does the sexual orientation of parents matter?
American Journal of Sociological Review, 66, 159-183.
Advanced Readings:
- Kirkpatrick, M. (1996).
Lesbians as parents. In R. P. Cabaj and T.S. Stein (Eds.) Textbook
on Homosexuality and Mental Health. APA: Washington, D.C. pp. 353-370.
- Lev, A.I. (2004).
Protecting our families: Matters of hearts and courts. In The Complete
Lesbian and Gay Parenting Guide (Chapter 7). NY: Berkley Press).
Theoretical Models of Family
Therapyó Systems Perspectives
Strategic family therapy
Milan Model and MRI
Required Readings:
Text (BC/MM): Chapter 12
Text (G/G): Chapters 10 and 11.
- Hoffman, L. (1998).
Setting aside the model in family therapy. Journal of Marital and
Family Therapy. Vol. 24 (2), 145-156.
- Imber-Black, E. (1998).
The sculpture of family secrets: How secrets shape relationships. In
The Secret Life of Families: Truth-telling, Privacy, and Reconciliation
in a Tell-All Society (Chapter 2). NY: Bantam Books.
Advanced Readings:
- Sharlin, S.A., Shamai,
M., and Gilad-Smulenski, D. (1994) The Therapeutic Challenge of working
with families in extreme distress (FED): A case study. Journal of
Family Psychotherapy 5 (1).
Remarried families; Single
Parent Families; Adoptive Families
Required Readings:
Text (BC/MM): Chapter 22, 23,
24 and 25
- Coleman, M., Ganong,
L, and Fine, M. (2004). Communication in stepfamilies (pp. 215-232).
In A.L. Vangelisti (Ed.) Handbook of Family Communication. Lawrence
Erlbaum Pub: Mahwah, NJ.
- Pavao, J.M. (1998).
Keeping connections. In The Family of Adoption
(Chapter 6. pp. 93-114). Beacon Press: Boston.
- Perlman, A. (2000).
Out of the shadows, into our lives (Chapter 1, pp. 3-35). In Adoption
Nation: How the adoption revolution is transforming America. Basic
Books: New York.
Advanced Readings:
- Baden, A.L & Wiley,
M.O. (2007). Counseling Adopted Person in Adulthood: Integrating Practice
and Research. The Counseling Psychologist, 35
(6), 868-901.
- Colon, F. (1998) The
Discovery of my multicultural identity. In M. McGoldrick (Ed.) (1998)
Re-Visioning Family Therapy: Race, culture, and gender in clinical practice.
Guilford Press/NY. (200-214).
- Cook, E. (2004). Commitment
in Polyamory. Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality, 8, Available: http://www.ejhs.org/volume8/cook1.htm
- Kaltenborn, K-F (2004).
Parent-child contact after divorce: The need to consider the childís
perspective. Marriage and Family Review, 36, (1/2),67-89.
Part IV: New
Paradigms for Systemic Treatment
Theoretical
Models of Family TherapyóThe Family in the Present
Humanistic and Experiential
family therapy
Required Readings
Text (G/G): Chapter 7 and 19.
- Anderson, H., and
Goolishian, H. (1992). The client is the expert: a not-knowing approach
to therapy. In S. McNamee and K. J. Gergen's (Ed.) Therapy as Social
Construction Sage publications 7 -24.
- Falicov, C.J. (1998).
From rigid borderlines to fertile borderlands: Reconfiguring family
therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. Vol. 24 (2),
157-165.
- Hanna, S.M. and Brown,
J.H. (2004). The journey continues: Second-generation trends in family
therapy. In The Practice of Family Therapy: Key Elements Across Models.
(3rd edition).
- Silverstein, O. and
Rashbaum, B. (1994). The Myth of the Male Role Model (Chapter 3, pp.
75-105) In The Courage to Raise Good Men. NY: Penguin Press.
Solution focused
Required Readings:
Text (G/G): Chapter 13.
- Worden, M. (2003).
The movement from systems to social construction. Family Therapy
Basics. Thompson Brooks/Cole, Pacifica, CA, pp.1-16.
- Cecchin, G. (1992.)
Constructing Therapeutic Possibilities. In S. McNamee and K. J. Gergen's
(Ed.) Therapy as Social Construction Sage Publications, 86-95.
- Lax, W.D. (1992).
Postmodern thinking in a clinical practice. In S. McNamee and K. J.
Gergen's (Ed.) Therapy as Social Construction Sage publications,
69-85.
Part V: Post-Modernism
and Second Order Cybernetics
Theoretical
Models of Family TherapyóNot Knowing
Narrative family therapy
Required Readings:
Text (G/G): Chapter 14.
- Lax, W.D. (1992).
Postmodern thinking in a clinical practice. In S. McNamee and K. J.
Gergen's (Ed.) Therapy as Social Construction Sage publications,
69-85.
- Kogan, S.M, and Gale,
J.E. (2000) Taking a narrative turn: Social constructionism and family
therapy. In A. M. Horne's (Ed.) Family Counseling and Therapy
Itasca, Illinois: E.E. Peacock Publishers pp. 208-242.
- Weingarten, K. (1998).
The small and the ordinary: the daily practice of a postmodern narrative
therapy. Family Process vol. 37, Spring, pp. 3-15.
Part VI: Special
Issues in Family Therapy
Family Dysfunction: Alcoholism,
Domestic Violence, Incest, Divorce, Death and Illness
Required Readings:
Text (BC/MM): Chapter 11, 27,
28 and 29.
Text (G/G): Chapter 15.
Advanced Readings:
- Goldner, V., Penn,
P., Sheinberg, M., and Walker, G., (1990) Love and Violence: Gender
Pardoxes in Volatile Attachments. Family Process 29/4.
- Istar, A. (1996) Couple
assessment: identifying and intervening in domestic violence in lesbian
relationships. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services. 4
(1) (93-106).
- Scannapieco, M, and
Carrick, KC (2003). Families in poverty: Those who maltreat their infants
and toddlers and those who do not. Journal of Family Social Work,
7, (3), 49-70.
Research, Ethics, and Training
Required Readings:
Text (BC/MM): Chapter 26, 30.
Text (G/G): Chapters 16 and 17.
- Friedlander, M. (2001)
The scientific basis of couples and family therapy research, in Michael
P. Nichols (Ed.)The Essentials of Family Therapy. Allyn and Bacon/Boston,
MA.
- Yuen, F.K.O. (2003).
Critical concerns for family health practice (pp. 19-39). In F.K.O.
Yuen, G.J. Skibinski, and J.T. Pardeck (Eds.) Family Health Social
Work Practice: A knowledge and skills casebook.
Haworth Press, 2003
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