Contemporary Family Therapy and Spiritual Care
College: Regis College
Instructor(s): Buhagar, Desmond C.
Graduate degree students enrol in RGP6565HS
Date Cancelled: 
Jul 9, 2020
Course Code: 
RGP3565HS
Semester: 
Second Semester
Section: 
0101
Online: 
No
Credits: 
One Credit
Location: 
Toronto (St George Campus)
Description: 

This course will examine and compare Contemporary Family Systems Therapies, with introductory exposure to Transgenerational (Bowen); Contextual (Boszormenyi-Nagy); Milan Systemic (Boscolo, Cecchin, Hoffman); Structural (Minuchin), Strategic (Haley); Experiential (Satir and Whittaker), and Object Relations (Fairbairn, Klein, Wlnnicott) Therapies, with the inclusion of spiritual care perspectives on these models. This course is designed to address requirements from the Entry-to-Practice Competency Profile for Registered Psychotherapists (RP), Ontario, for: "Foundations" (1.1-1.5), "Collegial & lnterprofessional Relationships (2.1-2.3), and "Therapeutic Process" (4.1-4.7). Theological reflection and pastoral integration of current psychotherapeutic research and practice will be emphasized.

Pre-Requisites Currently Offered Next Scheduled Previously Offered Scheduling Information
Winter 2021
Winter 2020
Start Time: 
9:00
End Time: 
12:00
Hours per Week: 
3
Schedule: 
Wed
Program Requirement: 
While this course is mainly intended for psychotherapists, pastoral counsellors (PCE), institutional spiritual care providers (CPE), and family therapists (AAMFT/OAMFT), it will also be of interest to those who are not counselling professionals, but who may provide multi-cultural and multi-faith care in public and private settings.
Minimum: 
5
Maximum: 
20
Enrolment Notes: 
Maximum/Minimum class size indicated includes both BD and Graduate students
Additional Notes: 
This course was previously taught under the title 'Family Therapy in Pastoral Perspective'
Teaching Method: 
Lectures