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Family Systems Health Care
FSHC 5000 – Family Systems Health Care I
Students receive an orientation to the field of family systems in health care that focuses
on the biopsychosocial model for understanding health care issues for patients, families,
medical professionals, and health care providers. An in-depth study of relationship and
clinical skills that translate well within health care settings will be presented. A case study
method will be used to examine the impact of language, culture, beliefs, and specific
chronic, debilitating, and terminal diseases upon the experience of illness. The
biopsychosocial issues surrounding specific medical conditions throughout the life cycle
will be presented. Offered fall term.
FSHC 5010 – Family Systems Health Care II
Personal beliefs and philosophies regarding dying, loss, and death will be explored.
Bereavement across the life cycle, including developmental issues relating to adults and
children and their understanding of loss, will be reviewed. The manner in which other
cultures create meaningful rituals for life and death will be presented. Offered winter
term.
FSHC 5100 – External Practicum I - Family Systems Health Care
A clinical practicum focusing on the transdisciplinary practice of family systems and
therapy in health care settings will be offered with field placements in hospitals, medical
schools, community clinics, and specialist’s offices. This practicum is for one term.
Prerequisites: FSHC 5000, FSHC 5010. Offered each term.
FSHC 5110 – External Practicum II - Family Systems Health Care
A continuation of Practicum I with a focus on advancing and refining relationship, clinical,
and collaborative skills will enhance the integration and collaboration of health care
systems within medical settings. This practicum is for one term. Prerequisite: FSHC 5000,
5010, and 5100. Offered each term.
FSHC 5300 – Integration and Collaboration Among Health Care Systems
This course is an introduction to health care delivery systems through an investigation of
medical models, terminology, and approaches used by physicians, medical specialists,
and other health care professionals to diagnose and treat disease and to care for the
human condition. Students will be oriented to health care systems and settings including
hospitals, clinics, hospices, and private practices. Alternative approaches to health care
will also be addressed. Offered summer term.
FSHC 5500 - Politics and Economics of Health Care Systems
An overview of the history of medicine will be presented to give students an
understanding of how social and political changes affect medical care. Current issues in
the health care field will be discussed, such as the growth in managed care companies,
proposed nationalized health care, patient/physician/health care system relationships,
and the rise in malpractice litigation. The potential roles of a Family Systems Health Care
professional within these complex systems will be presented. Offered fall term.
FSHC 6400 - Understanding Human Systems in Health Care Settings
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of relationship management
within complex organizational settings, with special appreciation of the dynamics that
apply within the world of health care. Students will learn to identify, assess, and
