Family Relations Specialization Option Five

For students interested in working with couples and families in a variety of clinical settings, this specialization provides basic preparation. It may also provide a foundation for continued studies in the area of marriage and the family at the graduate level. This specialization and social services specialization cannot both be selected. The student must choose one or the other.

Required Courses

SOC 102Sociology of Children

3

or

SOC 6The Family Child and Community

3

 

SOC 103Introduction to Group Process/Therapy

3

SOC 104The Family

3

SOC 105Couples

3

SOC 106Introduction to Psychotherapy

3

SOC 120Case Management

3

Plus two additional courses from the following:

SOC 94Topics in Aging

3

SOC 108Substance Abuse Counseling

3

SOC 110Juvenile Delinquency

3

SOC 10Deviance and Youth

3

SOC 127Family Systems Theory and Violence

3

SOC 134Mediation and Negotiation

3

GER 184Diversity and Aging in the Social Environment

3

Recommended for graduate school preparation: SOC 38, Statistics for Social Science or Math 38, Probability and Statistics.