Family Therapy Foundations: Philosophy, Frameworks and Contemporary Systemic Practice

COURSE MODULES
Module 1: Systemic Thinking: From Individual to Family
Understand the difference between individual and systemic therapy, and how family therapy focuses on healthy relationships. You will also learn about family interventions, evidence-based practices, and the diverse perspectives within family therapy.

Module 2: Foundational Ideas in Family Therapy
Discover Bouverie’s conceptual touchstones (the 6 Cs) and their application in practice: culture, circularity, connectedness, constraints, curiosity, context.

Module 3: Conducting a Family Session: Core Conceptual and Practical Skills
Learn how to prepare to see a family, as well as the practical skills for conducting a family session.

Module 4: Individual Development, Family Life Cycle and Family Therapy
Understand the family life cycle and how it relates to family therapy and the individual’s development.

Module 5: The Influence of Families’ Own Histories: The Generational Context
Learn about the concept of generational context within a family and how life experiences can affect subsequent generations.

Module 6: Family Therapy or Family Therapies? Applying Different Frameworks and Lenses
How to apply different frameworks and lenses within family therapy, including diversity, trauma and socio-cultural factors.

Module 7: What Do I Do If…?
Through video interviews, this module showcases practical challenges in family therapy. You will see how to handle situations like diverse agendas, dominant voices, reluctant participants, blame dynamics, conflicts, and sessions that feel ‘stuck’.

Module 8: Common Factors, Heroic Clients, and Broadening Horizons
Understand how to broaden the application of family therapy in areas such as social justice, community work, and allied and mental health sectors. You will also learn tips on how to look after yourself during the work.


PLUS - JOIN AN EXCLUSIVE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
Participants who have successfully completed the Family Therapy Foundations self-paced online course will gain free membership to The Bouverie Centre’s Family Therapy Foundations Community of Practice for 12 months.

Membership will include an online forum with The Bouverie Centre’s expert family therapists every second month, where you can ask questions of the experts.


WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
On completion of this course, you will gain foundational knowledge of:

* The origins and evolution of key family therapy concepts and practices
* Contemporary family therapy and systemic thinking and applications to diverse practice settings and presentations
* Core conceptual and practice skills of family therapy


RELEVANT AUDIENCE
Professionals interested in understanding family therapy and systemic thinking, and their applications to enhance outcomes for individuals and families. This includes health care and allied health practitioners, supervisors, and managers from a diversity of disciplines and settings.