Think about the potential differences between counseling couples and families and counseling individuals. What knowledge might you glean from a couple or family in counseling that you cannot garner from working with an individual? What types of interventions or approaches can you institute with a couple or family in counseling that you cannot with an individual?
This week, you will learn about the family as a system. Understanding the systems process in a family is fundamental to the counseling process. You will evaluate the use of psychodynamic theory and the associated techniques.
In this assignment, you will discuss the process of psychodynamic family counseling and Bowens transgenerational approach. You will describe the common techniques used by psychodynamic theorists and provide support for their use in marriage, couple, and family counseling.