Section 5-F: Entry-Level Specialized Practice Areas, Marriage, Couple, And Family Counseling

All entry-level students are enrolled in at least one specialized practice area. Students are expected to develop and demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to address a wide range of issues in their specialized practice area in consideration of culturally sustaining practices across service delivery modalities. Counselor education programs must document where and in what manner each of the numbered standards listed for that specialized practice area is covered in the curriculum. The standards may be addressed in the foundational curriculum or in experiences specifically designed for each specialized practice area.

F. MARRIAGE, COUPLE, AND FAMILY COUNSELING

sociology of the family, family phenomenology, and family of origin theories
aging and intergenerational influences and related family concerns
impact of interpersonal violence on marriages, couples, and families
interactions of career, life, and gender roles in marriages, couples, and families
impact of unemployment, under-employment, and changes in socioeconomic standing on marriages, couples, and families
the impact of migration on family functioning
theories and models of marriage, couple, and family counseling
principles and models of assessment and case conceptualization from a systems perspective
family assessments, including genograms and family mapping
techniques and interventions of marriage, couple, and family counseling
conceptualizing and implementing treatment, planning, and intervention strategies in marriage, couple, and family counseling
service delivery modalities and networks within the continuum of care, such as primary care, outpatient, partial treatment, inpatient, integrated behavioral healthcare, and aftercare
strategies for interfacing with the legal system relevant to marriage, couple, and family counseling
third-party reimbursement and other practice and management issues in marriage, couple, and family counseling

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