This course will focus on learning theory and practical skills demonstration and practice in both couples and family counselling approaches. This includes application to counselling couples with relationship, life style, psychological, social, work, and other related problems, as well as to family dynamics and therapeutic approaches The course represents a systemic approach to therapy. Both theory and practice will be emphasized.

1. Evaluate critically the core theoretical approaches to couples and family therapy covered in the course, including their history, assumptions, concepts, and techniques.

2. Apply theoretical concepts from the key approaches to appropriately conceptualize cases or case material.

3. Demonstrate counselling and therapy skills specific to particular therapy approaches learned in the course.

4. Discuss appropriate awareness, knowledge and sensitivity towards ethical and multicultural issues important to the context of family life in Hong Kong and Chinese culture.