PYN004 Approaches to Systemic and Family Therapy

This unit will focus on contemporary approaches to counselling practice and emphasise the importance of a relational understanding of human problems and change processes.  It will highlight how concepts and skills drawn from the traditions of family therapy can be applied to most forms of relationship counselling and systemic practice.   The unit content and experience will demonstrate that regardless of whether a counsellor's primary work is with individuals, couples, families, or larger systems, it is important to have some understanding of the concepts and skills involved in systemic and family therapy. The unit will focus on the development of self-awareness regarding one's own family dynamics, and how this can assist clients and counsellors to better understand themselves and facilitate systemic change.