| Course Unit Title | CLINICAL INTERVENTION WITH FAMILIES |
| Course Unit Code | ASCF505 |
| Course Unit Details | |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6 |
| | Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:- Analyze the multifactorial nature of difficulties which have an impact on families.
- Explain concepts related to the dynamic of family: family as a system, family subsystems, double bind, family homeostasis and boundaries, family networks, the role of hierarchy in the family system, functions of a family.
- Analyze basic concepts of family therapy.
- Analyze family therapy approaches: Psychodynamic Model, Object relations Model, Bowen’s Model, Person-Centered Approach, Behavioral Approach, Systemic Model, Integrative Approach.
- Analyze clinical approaches related to dysfunctional families.
- Analyze skills and techniques used in couples’ counselling according to theoretical models.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
| Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE |
| Recommended optional program components | NONE |
| Course Contents | · Study of dysfunctional families which have difficulty resolving family and adjustment issues.
· Selection of knowledge which has developed by theoreticians in family therapy: (Ackerman, Haley, Mandanes, Satir, Minuchin, Bowen, Bress), and scientific research.
· Dynamics of inter-relationships within a family.
· Changes in traditional family: Alternative family compositions.
· Therapeutic approaches: psychodynamic, behavioural, systemic, strategic, communication model.
· Clinical interventions with dysfunctional families in different applications of Social Work.
· Skills and Techniques in couples counselling.
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| Recommended and/or required reading: |
| Textbooks | - Goldenberg, I. & Goldenberg, H. (2005). Οικογενειακή Θεραπεία. ΕΛΛΗΝ.
- Nichols, P.M, & Schwartz, C. R. (2003) . Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods (6th Edition). Allyn & Bacon.
- Ζαφείρης, Α Ζαφείρη Ε., Μουζακίτης, Χ.(2000), Οικογενειακή Θεραπεία: Θεωρία και Πρακτικές Εφαρμογές, Ελληνικά Γράμματα.
- Τομαράς, Β., Καραμανωλάκη, Χ., Ζέρβας, Ι.(2008), Θεραπεία Ζεύγους: Ψυχοθεραπευτικές Προσεγγίσεις, Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη
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| References | - Παπαδιώτη-Αθανασίου, Β. (2000). Οικογένεια και Όρια: Συστημική Προσέγγιση. Ελληνικά Γράμματα.
- Minuchin, S. (2000). Οικογένειες και Οικογενειακή Θεραπεία. Ελληνικά Γράμματα.
- Hoffman, L. (2006). Οικογενειακή Θεραπεία. Studio Press.
- Ackerman, N. W. (1984). A Τheory of Family Systems. New York, N.Y., Gardner Press.
- Bowen, M. (1978). Family Therapy in Clinical Practice. New York, NY: Jason Aronson.
- Patterson, J., Williams, L., Grauf-Grounds, C., & Chamow, L. (1998). Essential Skills in Family Therapy: From the First Interview to Termination. The Guilford Press.
- Ζαφείρης, Α., Ζαφείρης, Ε. & Μουζακίτης, Χ. (1997). A Theory of Family Systems. Αθήνα: Ελληνικά Γράμματα
- Καραγιάννης, Δ. ,(2010), Η Αδικία που Πληγώνει, Εκδόσεις ΑΡΜΟΣ
- Μουζακίτης, Χ., «Συστημικά Μοντέλα στην Κοινωνική Εργασία», Κεφ.ΧΙ, στο βιβλίο Δημοπούλου-Λαγωνίκα, Μ.(σε συν. Καλούτση Α., Μουζακίτης, Χ.) (2006), Μεθοδολογία Κοινωνικής Εργασίας: Μοντέλα Παρέμβασης, Ελληνικά Γράμματα.
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The main teaching methods are the following:
- Lectures-Analysis of theoretical material
- Discussion groups
- Use of visual-auditory material
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| Assessment methods and criteria | | Midterm exam | 20% | | Case analysis & presentation | 30% | | Final Exam | 50% |
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| Language of instruction | Greek |
| Work placement(s) | NO |
