SCWK 8860 Couples Therapy
Elective An advanced course examining and analyzing theories, research, and interventions with couples. The use of cognitive, behavioral, emotion-focused, brief treatment, and skills-training approaches are critically evaluated. Research on their empirical bases is examined. Emphases include working with couples from diverse cultural backgrounds, practice with same-sex couples, and special issues such as living with chronic illness, poverty and economic stress, facing divorce, infidelity, interpersonal violence, and sexual dysfunctions. The course will describe how to adapt couple-based assessments and interventions to various settings, such as acute medical, psychiatric, and child-focused settings.
Course overview
- Department
- Social Work
- School
- SSW
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Summer, Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- SCWK7762
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.61 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.67 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 9
| 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 | Emily Pilowa | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 25 |
| Summer 2025 | Emily Pilowa | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 17 of 24 |
| Spring 2025 | Emily Pilowa | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 22 |
| Summer 2024 | Emily Pilowa | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 17 of 22 |
| Spring 2024 | Emily Pilowa | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 18 of 23 |
| Summer 2023 | Emily Pilowa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 of 22 |
| Spring 2023 | Emily Pilowa | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 19 of 24 |
| Summer 2022 | Emily Pilowa | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 18 of 23 |
| Spring 2022 | Emily Pilowa | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 6 of 18 |