College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2015-2016 Catalog

159 Assisted Therapy field, the course will cover in greater depth equine assisted psychotherapy, team building, and therapeutic riding programs. Through hands-on experience working with horses, students will be introduced to the Equine Assisted Family Therapy model being developed as a collaborative effort between the NSU Family Therapy program and Stable Foundations, an independent equine-assisted therapy program in the community. Offered fall and winter terms. SFTD 5356 – Religious and Spiritual Diversity The Religious and Spiritual Diversity course is a basic course on religious/spiritual difference that uses systemic and relational family therapy theory to train mental health professionals in the art and skill of acceptance and respect of other human being’s deeply held faith/non-faith beliefs. The instructor will use basic therapeutic skill in creating a class community that is inviting, open, and honoring. Students will be challenged through the use of didactic, experiential, and written activities, related to both personal and professional experiences with religion and spirituality (R/S). SFTD 5361 - Developing a Private Practice in Coaching and Therapy This course examines applications of family therapy methods and ideas in private practice settings. The course will prepare students to develop a private practice as a marriage and family therapist, as a career/college/health and wellness coach, or both, depending on previous background and additional coursework. Students will learn the basics of developing a referral base, understanding managed care and insurance systems, and developing workshops and community outreach. The ethics of private practice and the need for practitioner self-care will also be stressed. This course will be useful for those planning a private practice career as all or part of their professional journey. Offered summer term. SFTD 5362 – Solution Focused Coaching This course prepares the student for professional practice as a solution focused coach. In this course, the distinctions between therapy, education, and coaching are clearly presented, and the student learns basic skills and approaches to solution focused coaching. Students will also be educated on specializations in career, college, health and wellness, and other specific types of coaching practice. Offered summer term. SFTD 5363 Advanced Equine-Assisted Family Therapy This course will utilize an equine-assisted, experiential model to provide students with an opportunity to explore and develop their awareness of the Self of the Therapist (SOTT). Additionally, through clinical role-plays incorporating application of MFT theories and models, students will learn to conduct equine-assisted clinical and training sessions with a variety of populations and presenting issues. Students will apply different interventions and activities involving the horses and mock clients in role-play situations, and will be expected to intentionally incorporate a systemic, relational approach in all sessions. The course readings will also integrate concepts from other clinical and theoretical coursework in order to facilitate students’ ability to consistently connect the systemic family therapy framework with an equine assisted approach. SFTD 5364 Advanced Narrative Therapy Practices This course is designed to provide students with a chance more deeply explore narrative therapy ideas and practices than was possible in Systemic Family Therapy II, and to collaborate on developing skills in ongoing cases.