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Program Courses | |||
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
Location |
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Theoretical Foundations of Marriage and Family Therapy | |||
| FACS 951 | Theoretical Foundations of Family Therapy |
3 |
UN-L |
| FMed 741 | Theory & Practice of Medical Family Therapy |
3 |
UNMC |
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Clinical Practice | |||
| FMed 742 | Families, Health, & Illness |
3 |
UNMC |
| FMed 743 | Applied Medical Family Therapy |
3 |
UNMC |
| *FACS 952 |
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3 |
UN-L |
| *FACS 954 | Assessment in Marriage & Family Therapy |
3 |
UN-L |
| *FACS 955A | Clinical Family Therapy I |
3 |
UN-L |
| *FACS 955B | Clinical Family Therapy II |
3 |
UN-L |
| *FACS 956 | Human Sexual Dysfunction |
3 |
UN-L |
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Individual Development & Family Relations | |||
| * | Courses offered through UN-L, UNMC, UNO and other institutions will be considered on an individual basis. Courses from the UN-L Marriage and Family Therapy Program which fulfill this include: FACS 980, 984, 872, 881, 882, 888, 883. |
9 |
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Professional Identity & Ethics | |||
| *FACS 953 | Issues and Ethics for Family Professionals (or equivalent course from students' graduate program) |
3 |
UN-L |
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Research | |||
| *FACS 865 | Research Design & Methodology (or equivalent course from students' graduate program) |
3 |
UN-L |
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Practicum | |||
| FMed 744 | A 12-month clinical practicum |
9 |
UNMC |
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Total Credits |
12-45 |
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| * Courses which must be completed prior to or while in the post-degree certificate program. Courses listed are available to fulfill the requirements if students in the program have not fulfilled the requirements prior to entering the program. | |||
Description of Proposed New Courses
Theory & Practice of Medical Family Therapy: Students will be introduced to the basic theories underlying the practice of medical family therapy. Drawing general systems theory and cybernetics, biopsychosocial and family systems models will be delineated and explored.
Families, Health and Illness: The distinctions between acute and chronic illnesses will be explored in depth. A variety of specific illnesses will be the focus of the study. This course will cover specific information related to the basic biological, psychological, family, and social sequelae of common illnesses.
Applied Medical Family Therapy: Students will have the opportunity to "rotate" through a variety of settings in which medical family therapy is applied currently or could potentially be applied. A focus of this course will be educating students regarding the collaborative care model, with specific attention paid to the skills and understanding necessary to develop effective working relationships with a variety of health care professionals.
Practicum: Students will provide clinical services (individual, couple, family, and group therapy) under the supervision of the program faculty. These services will be provided in the clinics associated with the Department of Family Medicine, on the Family Practice Inpatient Service, and at other sites where clinical services are currently provided. Individual and group supervision will be used to provide feedback on live and videotaped sessions. A total of 500 clinical contact hours are required. Since trainees enter the program with varying amounts of clinical, and specifically medical family therapy experience, the number of hours to accomplished within the program itself is negotiable.