APSY 7743 Counseling Families
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an introduction to family systems theory and theories of family counseling, within ecological and social justice frameworks. Major topics will include history, theory, and practice models, healthy and dysfunctional family functioning, family diversity, and intervention techniques. For mental health counseling students, issues relevant to couples counseling will also be included.
Course overview
- Department
- Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.00 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.19 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 7
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Margaret Haney | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 22 of 29 |
| Spring 2026 | Vanessa Prosper | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 8 of 15 |
| Summer 2025 | Michael O'brien | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 10 of 25 |
| Spring 2025 | Margaret Haney | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 19 of 30 |
| Spring 2025 | Vanessa Prosper | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 17 of 24 |
| Spring 2024 | Margaret Haney | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 21 of 32 |
| Spring 2024 | Vanessa Prosper | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 12 of 15 |
| Summer 2023 | Michael O'brien | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 of 21 |
| Spring 2023 | Margaret Haney | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 20 of 33 |
| Spring 2023 | Vanessa Prosper | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 17 of 18 |
| Spring 2022 | Margaret Haney | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 20 of 34 |
| Spring 2022 | Maria Coutinho | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 12 of 21 |
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Sections
- Section 01
- Section 05
- Section 01