Course Catalogue 2026-2027

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.

Whether working with individuals, couples, or whole families, exposure to family systems theory and therapeutic interventions are an invaluable part of formation for the psychotherapy professional. This entry-level-to-practice, integrative course will examine and compare these theories from a bio-psycho-social-spiritual model of care, with introductory exposure to Cultural Diversity in Marriage and Family Therapy, Intergenerational Aspects (Bowen); Attachment Theory & Emotionally-Focused Therapy (Bowlby, Johnson); Contextual Perspectives (Boszormenyl-Nagy); Internal Family Systems (Schwartz), Structural Therapy (Mlnuchin), Human Validation Process Model {Satir), Solution-Focused Narrative Family Therapy (White, Epston), as well as the topic Divorce and Sacred Loss.

Whether working with individuals, couples, or whole families, exposure to family systems theory and therapeutic interventions are an invaluable part of formation for the psychotherapy professional. This entry-level-to-practice, integrative course will examine and compare these theories from a bio-psycho-social-spiritual model of care, with introductory exposure to Cultural Diversity in Marriage and Family Therapy, Intergenerational Aspects (Bowen); Attachment Theory & Emotionally-Focused Therapy (Bowlby, Johnson); Contextual Perspectives (Boszormenyl-Nagy); Internal Family Systems (Schwartz), Structural Therapy (Mlnuchin), Human Validation Process Model {Satir), Solution-Focused Narrative Family Therapy (White, Epston), as well as the topic Divorce and Sacred Loss.

This interdisciplinary course will examine a wide range of family systems therapies and spiritual care issues, with introductory exposure to: Intergenerational (Bowen, McGoldrick); Contextual (Böszöményi-Nagy); Milan Systemic (Boscolo, Cecchin, Hoffman); Structural (Minuchin), Strategic (Haley, Madanes) Experiential Family Therapies (Whittaker, Satir), Narrative & Solution-Focused Family Therapies (White, DeShazer), Emotionally-Focused (Johnson, Greenberg). Whether directly engaged in family therapy or not, systemic conceptualization – with origins in the work of Gregory Bateson – reflects an essential theoretical bridge between the Analytic and Postmodern Schools. 

Whether working with individuals, couples, or whole families, exposure to family systems theory and therapeutic interventions are an invaluable part of formation for the psychotherapy professional. This entry-level-to-practice, integrative course will examine and compare these theories from a bio-psycho-social-spiritual model of care, with introductory exposure to Cultural Diversity in Marriage and Family Therapy, Intergenerational Aspects (Bowen); Attachment Theory & Emotionally-Focused Therapy (Bowlby, Johnson); Contextual Perspectives (Boszormenyl-Nagy); Internal Family Systems (Schwartz), Structural Therapy (Mlnuchin), Human Validation Process Model {Satir), Solution-Focused Narrative Family Therapy (White, Epston), as well as the topic Divorce and Sacred Loss.

This interdisciplinary course will examine a wide range of family systems therapies and spiritual care issues, with introductory exposure to: Intergenerational (Bowen, McGoldrick); Contextual (Böszöményi-Nagy); Milan Systemic (Boscolo, Cecchin, Hoffman); Structural (Minuchin), Strategic (Haley, Madanes) Experiential Family Therapies (Whittaker, Satir), Narrative & Solution-Focused Family Therapies (White, DeShazer), Emotionally-Focused (Johnson, Greenberg). Whether directly engaged in family therapy or not, systemic conceptualization – with origins in the work of Gregory Bateson – reflects an essential theoretical bridge between the Analytic and Postmodern Schools. 

This course surveys the importance and the nature of love, including the various types, tensions, and distortions. Authors include: St. Paul, Erich Fromm, C.S. Lewis, Vladimir Solovyov, Rosemary Haughton, Rollo May, M. Scott Peck, Desmond Tutu and Robert Johnson. In addition, the course will include some multi-religious perspectives including Buddhism and Islam. It aims to present a critical and realistic approach to love with the broader goal, through wider discussion, of promoting civility and charitable living. Various psychological, philosophical, and theological approaches will be explored.

This course surveys the importance and the nature of love, including the various types, tensions, and distortions. Authors include: St. Paul, Erich Fromm, C.S. Lewis, Vladimir Solovyov, Rosemary Haughton, Rollo May, M. Scott Peck, Desmond Tutu and Robert Johnson. In addition, the course will include some multi-religious perspectives including Buddhism and Islam. It aims to present a critical and realistic approach to love with the broader goal, through wider discussion, of promoting civility and charitable living. Various psychological, philosophical, and theological approaches will be explored.

This course surveys the importance and the nature of love, including the various types, tensions, and distortions. Authors include: St. Paul, Erich Fromm, C.S. Lewis, Vladimir Solovyov, Rosemary Haughton, Rollo May, M. Scott Peck, Desmond Tutu and Robert Johnson. In addition, the course will include some multi-religious perspectives including Buddhism and Islam. It aims to present a critical and realistic approach to love with the broader goal, through wider discussion, of promoting civility and charitable living. Various psychological, philosophical, and theological approaches will be explored.

This course surveys the importance and the nature of love, including the various types, tensions, and distortions. Authors include: St. Paul, Erich Fromm, C.S. Lewis, Vladimir Solovyov, Rosemary Haughton, Rollo May, M. Scott Peck, Desmond Tutu and Robert Johnson. In addition, the course will include some multi-religious perspectives including Buddhism and Islam. It aims to present a critical and realistic approach to love with the broader goal, through wider discussion, of promoting civility and charitable living. Various psychological, philosophical, and theological approaches will be explored.

This course surveys the importance and the nature of love, including the various types, tensions, and distortions. Authors include: St. Paul, Erich Fromm, C.S. Lewis, Vladimir Solovyov, Rosemary Haughton, Rollo May, M. Scott Peck, Desmond Tutu and Robert Johnson. In addition, the course will include some multi-religious perspectives including Buddhism and Islam. It aims to present a critical and realistic approach to love with the broader goal, through wider discussion, of promoting civility and charitable living. Various psychological, philosophical, and theological approaches will be explored.

Theology of grace in representative Anglican theologians, including Thomas Cranmer, Richard Hooker, the Caroline Divines, the Tractarians, F.D. Maurice, Lux Mundi and William Temple. Prerequisite: introductory course in theology.