Year One
Course CPSY 657 | Individual and Family Lifespan Development (3 units) Overview of theory and research on the psychological, biological, and social aspects of human growth and development across the life span, with attention to family development and dynamics. Relationship of developmental concepts to counseling strategies in school and family counseling.

Course CPSY 677 | Counseling Across Cultures (3 units) Course features an understanding of multicultural issues in counseling with diverse ethnic groups, cultures, and social classes in American society. Emphasis is on developing cultural sensitivity to one's own cultural value system and the values and attitudes of diverse groups in cross-cultural counseling settings; increasing awareness of the effects that culture, race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexual orientation have on human development and the counseling process; and on learning effective counseling strategies and generic counseling methods that accommodate a diversity of cultures.

Course CPSY 678 | Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy (3 units) Course features an overview of major theories and approaches to psychological and counseling treatments. Course covers basic skills for interviewing, establishing a therapeutic relationship, and case conceptualization.

Course CPSY 634 | Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues (3 units) Course features the roles and responsibilities of Marriage and Family Therapists according to the laws and ethical principles governing practice. Particular emphasis will be given to the ethics codes of major professional associations, family law and statutes covering mental health practice for MFTs in California, and legal mandates pertaining to children in schools.

Course CPSY 639 | Individual and Family Psychopathology (3 units) Course includes an understanding of individuals and family psychopathology through examination of a variety of models. Basic knowledge of the diagnostic process and criteria associated with diagnostic categories in the DSM-IV are explored, including use of the Global Assessment of Relational Functioning (GARF-AXIS IV of DSM-IV)

Course CPSY 645 | Problem-Solving Therapy and Counseling (3 units) Course features counseling models on multimodal levels, such as cognitive, behavioral, and interactional. Primary emphasis in individual counseling within a broader systemic context, with secondary emphasis on couples therapy. Course integrates two or more time-limited, problem-solving therapies. Practice includes the integration and demonstration of skills and techniques from the models explored.

Course CPSY 628 | Child and Parent Therapy and Counseling (3 units) Counseling children and parents through client assessments, case conceptualization and goal setting, data collection, and behavioral and interactional strategies. Emphasis on systems methods and social-cognitive learning theory, eliminating dysfunctional behavior, and developing adaptive behavioral repertoires. Consultation with parents, teachers, and other professionals.

Course CPSY 630 | Individual and Systems Assessment (2 units) Course includes exposure to a variety of assessment procedures including structured interviews, standardized and non-standardized tests, and behavioral assessment. Special emphasis will be on assessment of couples, family, and parent-child interaction using empirically- validated models.

Course CPSY 684 | Brief Interactional Systems Therapy and Counseling: Theory and Practice (2 units) Course features the application of a range of brief systems therapy models, such as brief strategic, time-limited, behavioral, solution-focused, and narrative. Primary emphasis on couples counseling with secondary emphasis in individual counseling within a broader systemic context. Practice includes the integration and demonstration of skills and techniques from the models explored.

Course CPSY 629 | Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (1 unit) The course is a study of the interactional patterns, dynamics, etiology, types, legal and medical aspects, and the treatment of alcoholism and other kinds of chemical substance dependency.

Year Two
Course CPSY 637 | Traineeship I (3 units) A Level 1 supervised experience in Marriage and Family Therapy in an institutional setting under professional supervision.

Course CPSY 687 | Pragmatic Family Systems Therapy and Counseling: Theory and Practice (3 units) This course features the application of pragmatic family therapies, such as strategic, structural, behavioral, and communication models to families. Practice includes the integration and demonstration of skills and techniques from the models explored.

Course CPSY 661 | Individual and Family Life Transitions Counseling (3 units) Application of adult development and life transitions theories to the practice of counseling adults and their families. Strategies and techniques for assessing and assisting adults and their families in initiating, understanding, coping with, and resolving major life transitions (i.e. loss, illness, career change, relationship change, etc.).

Course CPSY 638 | Traineeship II (3 units) A Level II supervised experience in Marriage and Family Therapy in an institutional setting under professional supervision. Prerequisite 0702-637.

Course CPSY 647 | Group Leadership and Systems Consultation (3 units) An overview of the theories and practice of group counseling and consultation, with emphasis on cognitive-behavioral, problem solving, and psychoeducational approaches. Students will conduct and critique group counseling sessions and design a workshop or therapeutic group for individuals or families. Course includes the application of group consultation and leadership skills within organizational settings, including schools and the workplace.

Course CPSY 690 | Individual and Family Therapy and Counseling Research (2 units) An introduction to the process, methods, and research literature pertaining to counseling individuals and families. Application of basic research concepts (e.g. hypotheses, research questions, research design, sampling, instrumentation, data collection, and analysis) to individuals and family systems.

Course CPSY 683 | Clinical Psychopharmacology (2 units) Course explores basic principles and applications of psychopharmacology in the mental health field. Students will survey principles of drug action and neurotransmitter systems in the nervous system and various classes of psychiatric drugs. Students also will investigate ethical and clinical issues facing Marriage and Family Therapists when psychopharmacological interventions are part of treatment.

Course CPSY 643 | Career Counseling: Theory and Practice (2 units) Career counseling theory and applications. Focus on career planning, interest assessment, employment counseling, vocational information resources, use of technology, current trends, and implications for individual and family development.

Course CPSY 644 | Spousal and Partner Abuse Assessment (1 unit) This course covers spousal or partner abuse assessment, detection, and intervention, including knowledge of community resources, cultural factors, and same gender abuse dynamics. Course includes analyses of patterns of emotional, physical, sexual and economic abuse and strategies for changing the cycle of violence.

Course CPSY 663 | Later Life Counseling: Theory and Practice (1 unit) An examination of the psychological, social, economic, and cultural dimensions of later life and the impact of cultural attitudes on individuals and their families. Includes counseling strategies for use with later life clients and their families.