Faculty Contact Information:
Dr Clement Marcantonio
E-mail: clement.marcantonio@lnd.amedd.army.mil
Phone: DSN 486-8769, (H) 06371-15917
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Consultation:
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Thirty minutes before or after class; at any other time by appointment
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Required Texts and Readings:
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Goldenberg, I. & Goldenberg H. (2003).Family therapy: An overview (6th
ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Goldenberg, I. & Goldenberg H. (2000). Family exploration: Personal
viewpoints from multiple perspectives Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
McGoldrick, M., Gerson, R. & Shellenberger, S. (1999).Genograms:
Assessment and intervention(2nd ed.). New York: Norton.
Satir, V. (1988). The new peoplemaking. Mountain View, CA: Science and
Behavior Books.
Worden, M. (2002). Family therapy basics (3rd ed.). Pacific Grove,
CA: Brooks/Cole.
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Supplementary Readings:
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All graduate students should be prepared to utilize the UMUC online library at http://www.umuc.edu/library/. The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students’ research and writing skills.
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Recommended Journals:
A variety of full-text, online, free-of-charge and pay-per-view academic journals are listed on the Counseling Webboard at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/graduate/webboards/
Family Therapy Magazine, AAMFT, Inc., 112 South Alfred St., Alexandria , VA 22314-3061
Psychotherapy Networker, P.O. Box 5190, Brentwood, TN 37024-5190
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Course Description:
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Prerequisite: PSYC 502. This course provides an opportunity for students interested in counseling and mental health to study basic theories and application for the principles of family counseling. By using various theories, students will learn how the application of family theories is used in developing a holistic understanding of the dynamics of a family. Through an in-depth comprehension of family behavior, students will use various family counseling theories demonstrating their skill development in counseling families. As this course replaces GUCO 532, students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: GUCO 732, GUCO 532 or EDCP 665.
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Course Goals:
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This course is designed to enable students to become familiar with general theories of family counseling as they apply to people from different social, cultural and economic backgrounds. It will assist students in preparing for the comprehensive exam and will prepare them for professional practice.
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Course Objectives:
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This course has the following objectives:
- Understanding and appreciating systemic and developmental frameworks applied to family therapy, including gender, sexuality, and multicultural factors.
- Awareness of the history and evolution of family therapy.
- Familiarity with the several basic models of family therapy commonly in use.
- Familiarity with the most current evolving models of family therapy.
- Appreciation of the role of research in family systems and therapy.
- Consideration of training and supervision needs for skill development in family therapy.
- Understanding current professional/legal issues and ethical standards in working with families.
- Knowledge of various professional counseling organizations including their legal and ethical standards.
- Enhanced self-awareness of personal strengths, interests, and abilities.
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Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 90 - 100%
B 80 – 89%
C 70 – 79%
F 69% and Below
A 90%+ Attendance/participation, mastery of counseling skills,
knowledge of class material, quality of written
assignments and connection with peers, APA writing style,
sensitivity/maturity and openness to the process are
clearly identified in the student's excellent
performance.
B 80-90% Student's performance in the above categories was
laudable and above the average.
C 70-80% Student's performance in the above categories
demonstrates good effort and adequately fulfills
the requirements.
F below 70% Student's performance is clearly unsatifactory in
most categories
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade "F" is used to designate academic failure. "FN" is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog, available in your local Education Center or online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs.
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Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society.
In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to:
Participate in classroom discussions 10%
Write graduate level papers or case studies 20%
Orally/visually present prepared material 20%
Complete one or more written examination(s) 40%
The written examinations course requirements include three class quizzes (7% each) and one final exam (20%)
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Description of Course Requirements:
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Successful graduate students in American universities dedicate approximately three hours of preparation/study time for every hour spent in the onsite classroom. Thus, the following course requirements were developed on the assumption that students would be prepared to spend approximately 150 hours of their own time working on them. In an eight-week term, that is the equivalent of a half-time job. Most fourteen-week graduate distance education courses require at least ten hours per week of dedicated time, plus time spent in the virtual classroom.
Participate in classroom discussions:You are expected to come to class prepared to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner.
Write graduate level papers or case studies: You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Resubmission of coursework from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC, UMUC-Europe or BSU), partially or in its entirety, is not acceptable in this course and will result in an automatic failure on the assignment. APA style is mandatory for all graduate counseling course work. Plan on committing approximately 150 hours over the duration of this course to producing professional level work.
Orally/visually present prepared material:You are required to present your research in a professional manner. In an onsite course, this typically means an oral presentation accompanied by appropriate visual material. In an online class, this means creating a visual/textual presentation for your instructor and classmates.
Complete one or more written examination(s):The examination process in this class will assist you in developing the writing and critical thinking skills necessary for successfully passing the comprehensive exam required of all graduate students. The questions used in this course will either be taken directly from past comprehensive exams or written as though to be included on a comprehensive exam.
Written Assignements:
Family Journal: You are asked to write 2-3 pages per week (handwritten or typed)detailing your discoveries and insights you have gained from assigned readings and class discussions. You may use your own family or a family you are familiar with. Journals will be collected on the next to the last class period. If you desire that the instructor not read a certain journal entry, you are advised to staple those pages together. Your privacy will be respected.
TERM PAPER: choose one out of three of the following topics:
1. Family Biography: Write a biography of your family, with
special emphasis on your parents' marriage. Include a
description of their courtship and changes in their
relationship over time. Describe the mutual influence of
different generations on each other. How did the birth and
growth of various children affect the marriage? How did the
marriage affect the various children? What part did the
extended family play? You will probably want to look at each
parent as an individual, as a member of the couple
subsystem, and as a member of the parental system. How has
you parents' marriage affected your intimate relationships?
2. Family Analysis: Select a full-length biography (ex., Kennedy,
Roosevelt, or Clinton, Bush Families) or one of the following
depicting a fictional family for analysis: The Burning Bed,
Ordinary People, The War of the Roses, Kramer vs Kramer, The Great
Santini or On Golden Pond. Your analysis should be based on the
theoretical approach of a particular theory presented in class.
Basically, it should represent a logical, concise view /
explanation of the family as an interactional system. Further
guidance will be given on the first day of class.
3. Select a topic of interest in the area of family systems and
counseling for a term paper. Consult with instructor about your
choice.
Papers are to be written in APA format. Grammar, punctuation, and
spelling should be excellent and reflect graduate level ability. Your writing style should make your meaning clear. Extensions are granted only on request and for circumstances beyond the control of the student. Make the paper as long as necessary to an excellent meaningful piece of work, but no longer than 15 pages.
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Course Schedule:
This schedule presents 16 units or modules, with each unit corresponding to a regular three-hour weekday meeting, a half-day on weekends, or a full week of DE.
WEEKENDS DATES 20/21 January, 3/4 & 17/18 Feb, 1/4 March
Initial meeting:
Introductions
Review of syllabus
Clarification of goals, objectives and requirements
Orientation to subject
Adopting a family frame of reference. Family lif cycle; family
as psychosocial system.
Reading Assignment & Homework:
Chapters 1,2,3 & 4 (Goldenberg)
Workbook: pp. 9-12
Second meeting:
The Bowen Theory, Family Systems Approach: Family is the Matrix out
of which people come. A multi-generational view of family is
crucial. Goal is differentiaton of self from the undifferentiated
family ego mass.
Reading Assignment & Homework:
Chapter 8 (Goldenberg)
Birth Order (article by Walter Toman)
Workbook pp. 85-89
Applying the Bowen Theory to your family systems: two training
videos
Third meeting:
Contextual Therapy: Boszormenyi-Nagy
Family members must be held ethically accountable for their
behavior with one another and must learn to balance entitlement
and in indebtedness. We carry within invisible family loyalties.
Reading Assignment & Homework:
Chapter 8 (Goldenberg)
Workbook pp.92-93
Fourth meeting:
Carl Whitaker: Symbolic-Experiential Family Therapy
Families are changed as a result of their effective or emotional
experiences, not through education. We gain access to our
experiences non-verbally or symbolically through unstated but
striking processess occurring within the family.
Reading Assignment & Homework:
Chapter 7, pp.136-146
Dancing with the Family (handout)
Workbook: pp.72-76
Training video
Fifth meeting:
The Humanistic Approach: Virginia Satir
Family is an emotional system, which is expressed through
communication. Family life centers around the ability to
communicate. Low self-worth causes faulty communication in
family systems.
Reading Assignment & Homework:
Chapter 7, Workbook pp. 81-83
The New People Making
Class exercise: applying the Satir Approach to your family sytems:
How is your family EQ (emotional intelligence)?
Sixth meeting:
Structural Approach: Salvador Minuchin
Problems are maintained by dysfunctional family structures.
Family members relate according to certain arrangements which
govern transactions. Applying the structural approach to your
family system.
Reading Assignment & Homework:
Chapter 9, (Goldenberg)
Workbook: pp. 94-100
Training Video
Seventh meeting:
The Communication/Strategic Approach: MRI, J.Haley & Milano
You cannot not communicate. Family is an interacting
communication network in which every member from the one-day-
old baby to 70-year old grandfather influences, and in turn is
influenced by the nature of the entire system. Basic concepts
include: family homeostasis, double bind, therapeutic paradox
and positive connotation.
Reading Assignment & Homework:
Chapters 10 & 11
Workbook: pp. 101-115
Eighth meeting:
Continuation of Communication/Strategic & Milano Models
Demonstration and Practice
Training video
Ninth meeting:
Continuation of Communication/Strategic/Model Models
Class exercises & role playing
Tenth meeting:
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: deShazer
"Solution-focused therapists insist that families, right from start.., join them in therapeutic conversation as they attempt to describe their troublesome situation".
Reading Assignment & Homework:
Chapter 13, workbook pp.126-131
Training video
Eleventh meeting:
Narrative Therapy: Michael White
Helping people reexamine the stories that formed the basis for the way they lived their lives and how to re-author one's story.
Reading Assignment & Homework:
Chapter 14, workbook pp. 132-133
Training video
Twelfth meeting:
The Reflecting Team Approach: Tom Andersen
Using the "two-way mirror concept, "in the course of a therapeutic session professionals and families have an opportunity to reverse roles and observe one another openly offering perspectives on the family's issues."
Reading Assignment & Homework:
Chapter 14, homework pg. 133
Class exercises & role playing
Thirteenth meeting:
Family Assessment Models: The Circumplex model of family systems
Training video
Class exercise
Fourteenth meeting:
Psychoeducational Family Therapy
Reading Assignment: Chapter 15
Class discussion
Fifteenth meeting:
Class critique & presentations
Sixteenth meeting:
Final Examination
Course evaluations
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Academic Policies:
Note: Any written assignment in this course may be submitted to TurnItIn.Com. This statement constitutes prior notice.
The official university policy on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty can be found at http://www.umuc.edu/policy/aa15025.shtml. Section I.C. states: "Faculty may determine if the resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC), partially or in its entirety, is acceptable when assigning a grade on that piece of course work. Faculty must provide this information in their written syllabi. If the resubmission of course work is deemed to be unacceptable, a charge may not be brought under this Policy and will be handled as indicated in the written syllabi."
Please refer to Description of Course Requirements for specific information on how resubmissions will be treated in this course and to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center.
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Faculty Bio:
Dr. Clement Marcantonio earned his Doctor of Education degree in Psychology, Marriage and Family at the University of Northern Colorado; he is a clinical member and Approved Supervisor for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and National Certified Counselor; received post-doctoral training at Mental Research Institute at Palo Alto, CA., at Graduate School of Family Therapy at San Rafael, CA., and the Milano Insitute of Family Therapy; credentialed group leader at LRMC In-Patient Psychiatric Unit; has taught graduate courses in excess of 20 years for the University of Southern Cal, Boston University, and UMUC-Europe. He is approachable most of the time!
WELCOME to GUCO 732, The Family Class! I hope it will be a personally rewarding experience for you! It is designed to be highly experiential and, therefore, it requires your personal commitment to want to participate in class exercises and to support class members as they go through the experience of their own families. The weekend format of the course makes it mandatory for all students to devote quality time in preparing the reading material assigned for the respective weekends. Before the first weekend, students are advised to read Chapters 1 & 2(Goldenberg), Chapters 1,2&3 (McGoldrick, genogram, assessment & intervention) and focus on the Chapter 8 Goldenberg).
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