Extended Education

Working with Families (COUN 0240)

Working with families involves different dynamics, therapeutic skills and interventions than those used for counselling individuals or working with groups. Participants develop an understanding of systemic thinking and its application to working with families and explore a variety of therapeutic approaches and tools of intervention in family counselling.

Prerequisite: Counselling Skills - Level I

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    Course length

    30 contact hours

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    Format

    Online

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    Course fees

    $590
    Pricing subject to change without notice

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Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • develop a systematic view of how families function
  • identify effective tools, techniques and a model for working with families
  • explain an experiential conceptualization of family systems through personal family-of-origin work
  • identify individual behaviour within the context of the family
  • describe personal and family-of-origin issues that could be triggered by issues raised by a family in therapy

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Extended Education
185 Extended Education Complex
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

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