Course

Foundations in Family Therapy

Description

Family therapy has developed many effective and innovative ways to work with families, couples and individuals. Ackerman training incorporates both exciting new ideas and practices and the “tried and true.” Course participants learn about the development of systemic thinking and how it informs information gathering, hypothesizing, genograms and other therapy practices from the earliest theorists through the current, meaning-centered approach of the Ackerman model.

The course includes didactic presentations, discussions of reading materials, case consultations, videotapes and experiential exercises as well as observation and discussion of videotaped therapy sessions conducted by experienced family therapists. In addition, students have the opportunity to role-play different family problems and to learn to conduct interviews that treat couples and families in a safe context. Students work with experienced family therapy trainers to learn theory and clinical concepts.

Who should apply: Social workers, marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, psychologists and psychiatrists. This course also is suitable for educators and other professionals interested in learning the techniques and theory of family therapy.

Date & Time: 30 sessions

Mondays, beginning September 12, 2011    5 p.m. – 8 p.m.     or
Wednesdays, beginning September 14, 2011    12 p.m. – 3 p.m. 

Tuition: $2,300. Deposit of $1,100 payable upon acceptance into the program. Balance is due by August 1.

Continuing Education Credits: 90

The Ackerman Institute is approved by NASW, CT, and therefore NASW, NJ and NASW, NY.