Course overview
This course will primarily examine the construction of intimate partner relationships and associated therapeutic work. Exploring these themes within the framework of contemporary evidence-based approaches to couple counselling, it will critically examine how problems develop and are maintained within these contexts. The capacity to connect theory with clients presenting and deeper concerns will form the basis for understanding and applying targeted interventions in practice. This will be further informed by understanding the social construction of relationships and practices of power, and how to respond to couple and family violence.
Course learning outcomes
- Communicate differentiated knowledge of key theories and their central concepts in relationship counselling
- Develop an informed understanding of the social construction of gender and power within intimate partner relationships recognising and appropriately responding to domestic violence
- Formulate succinct hypotheses integrating understanding of client presenting concerns and their maintenance as well as relevant interventions within the framework of theory
- Appropriately apply and ethically practice modality guided interventions with couples to resolve relationship difficulties