EDCO 820 Assessment in Marital & Family Counseling

With the ever-changing definition of what “family” means, the counselor must increase his/her knowledge and skill-set for dealing with the variety of ways that families and couples will come to him/her for help. The counselor will learn how to gather as much information as possible early in the counseling sessions, and then how to take that information and use it for his/her treatment plan. This information can also be used to decide whether clients are making progress in treatment, and if they are ready for the end of treatment.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (4)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt for each discussion.

Each thread must be at least 400 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. A minimum of 1 reference, other than the Bible, in current APA format are required and only journal articles and/or textbooks are permitted to be used. Additionally, the student is required to reply to 3 classmates’ threads during the following module. Each reply must be at least 200 words, and must include at least 1 reference from journal articles and/or textbooks to back up his/her reply.

Case Study Assignments (3)

The student will write three 5–8-page Case Study papers in current APA format. The first Case Study covers a non-married couple, the second a married couple with no children, and the third a family. Each paper must include at least 4–5 references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible.

Quizzes (8)

Each quiz will cover the Learn material for the assigned module: week. All quizzes are open-book/open-notes, contain 20 multiple-choice questions, and have a 45-minute time limit.