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coaching. Students will also be educated on specializations in career, college, health and
wellness, and other specific types of coaching practice. Offered summer term.
SFTM 5400 - Internal Practicum I - II
These two supervised clinical courses consist of the application of systemic therapy ideas
and practices at the Department of Family Therapy in house Family Therapy Clinic.
Prerequisites: SFTM 5310; 5320; 6340. Offered each term.
SFTM 5700 - Course Comprehensive Exam
The Course Comprehensive Exam is a written exam that assesses the student’s ability to
apply the theoretical knowledge gained across cases and topics based on their
coursework and clinical experiences. Offered each term.
SFTM 6110 – Systems Application in the Family Life Cycle of Aging
This course will provide a focus on the major concepts of systems thinking as applied to
the family life cycle of aging. The class will focus on foundational concepts of systemic
theories associated with work of Gregory Bateson, Humberto Maturana, and Heinz von
Foester. Students will have an opportunity to explore interactional theories informed by
cybernetics, language, and natural systems metaphors in the framework of the aging
process. This course will provide not only an opportunity to learn about systemic
theories, but also a possibility to reflect on applications of such theoretical concepts while
examining the process of aging and family interactions involving older adults. Offered
winter term.
SFTM 6120 – Relationships in Aging
Multi-dimensional in nature, aging invites diverse health care professionals to work
together to examine its various aspects. This course will offer students an opportunity to
reflect on diverse relationships among older adults themselves, senior health care
consumers and their health care providers, and among various health care professionals
who are taking care of the aging population. The role modification in the American
household, romantic relationships in later life, and the societal outlook on the process of
aging are just a few topics addressed in this class. Students will also examine current
needs and requirement of the working environment with older adults, including the
subject of integrative primary care and a necessity of a multidisciplinary teamwork.
Offered winter term.
SFTM 6130 – Caregiving in the Family
Caregiving constitutes a challenging experience for the whole family. This course will
provide an opportunity to examine diverse characteristics of the caregivers, emotional
and physical issues associated with caregiving, and existing resources implemented to
support families and caretakers. In addition, students will have an opportunity to
examine the notions of well-being and quality of life as applied to those providing and
receiving care. While reflecting on the caregiving process, students will use concepts
from such theoretical frameworks as constructivism, social constructionism, and general
systems theory to investigate diverse perceptions and ideas about caregiving. Providing
theoretical guidelines, this class will also give students a possibility to acquire attuned
therapeutic skills to provide assistance to caregivers and their families. Offered summer
term.
SFTM 6140 – Grief and Loss in Aging
Loss has multiple faces, especially when growing older. The experiences of loss are
uniquely tinted by our cultural framework, spiritual beliefs, family traditions, and
individual values. This course offers students an opportunity to examine different types of
