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M.A. in Adlerian Counseling & Psychotherapy Areas of Emphasis:
Marriage & Family Therapy
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541. Family Systems w/Herb Laube

Syllabi ( .pdf)

Required Texts:
Family Therapy:  An Overview by Goldenberg & Goldenberg (6th ed. 2003) ISBN 0534556698
Systems of Family Therapy:  An Adlerian Integration by Sherman & Dinkmeyer (1987) ISBN 0876304579

Supplemental Texts:
Guiding the Family: Practical Counseling Techniques by Grunwald & McAbee (2nd ed. 1998) ISBN 1560326565
Handbook of Family Therapy (vol. 2 ) by Gurman & Kriskern (1991) ISBN 0876306423
How Healthy is Your Family Tree: A Complete Guide to Tracing Your Family's Medical and Behavioral History by Krause (1995) ISBN 0020441657
Genograms in Family Assessment by McGoldrick & Gerson (1985) ISBN 039370002X
Research Methods in Family Therapy by Sprenkle & Moon (2nd ed. 2005) ISBN 1572309601
The Effectiveness of Marital and Family Therapy (in Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, v. 21 #4) by Sprenkle & Bailey
Available in AGS Library on CD (ask at Circulation Desk-Non-Circulating Item)

Course Guide Information:
Class Time:
Work Load: 5 chapters per week
Grade:  15% Class Participation, 50% 100 pt. Multiple Choice Final Exam, 35% 10-15 page final paper.
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