PSY 9310 - Advanced Seminar: MFT

(2-4 units)

Examination of a variety of topic areas and will rotate each time offered. Seminar offerings will include such areas as Bowen Theory, sex therapy and others. May be repeated for credit.

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy and Art Psychotherapy - This elective course provides students with the 8 week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT; Segal, Teasdale, Williams, 2012) empirical based training. The premise is that the awareness of negative thoughts, feelings, emotions and bodily sensations assists in the prevention of depressive cycling and relapse. Student engagement with art psychotherapy techniques furthers their acquisition of mindfulness-based skills, mainly the recognition and acceptance of how non-verbal feelings and bodily experiences contribute to depressive cycling. The course information augments systemic interventions that support the recovery of individuals suffering from a history of depression and their families.