Family Counseling Skills

This course provides a brief overview of the theoretical and practical methods of assessing and implementing the basic counseling skills for treating substance use disorders in family systems.

Information is presented through lectures and interactive discussions.

Students are expected to acquire a knowledge base to apply treatment models in counseling, supporting interventions and collaborating with other professionals.

The course inspires students to connect their own experience with family systems by tracking behavior patterns in their own family of origin and the relationships they have inside and outside of the family.