APSY7743

Counseling Families

Name: Counseling Families
Rating: 4.0 (195 reviews)

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

Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.00 / 5

Based on 195 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-07-23. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Michael D O'Brien
Summer 2026
Margaret Haney
Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.98/5
Maria Coutinho
Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.67/5
Michael O'brien
Summer 2025, Summer 2023 · Official rating 4.75/5
Vanessa Prosper
Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.44/5

Sections

Section 01
Summer 2026 · Michael D O'Brien · MW 04:00PM-07:00PM · Offered