CNS631 Marriage and Family Counseling Syllabus
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Undergraduate: CNS331 Marriage and Family Counseling
Graduate: CNS731 Marriage and Family Counseling
Course Description: This course is designed to help each student understand marriage and family issues from a Biblical and counseling perspective. You will learn the Biblical principles of marriage and receive an overview of how to deal with common, marital, marriage and family problems.
Text Books:
1. Hidden Keys to a Loving Lasting Marriage by Gary Smalley
2. Love and Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggrichs
Lesson 1: A Biblical Foundation including the Blood Covenant (Left below)
Lesson 2: Gender Differences (Right below)
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Lesson 3: Communication (Left below)
Lesson 4: Love and Intimacy (Right below)
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Lesson 5: Marriage Analysis (Left below)
Lesson 6: Problem Marriages (Right below)
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Lesson 7: Parenting (Left below)
Lesson 8: Systems Theory (Right below)
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Lesson 9: Marital Therapy (Left below)
Lesson 10: Divorce and Remarriage (Right below)
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS
1. First read and underline important passages and insights in the textbooks Hibben Keys and Love & Respect.
2. Watch each DVD and take any additional notes not covered in the textbooks.
3. Write a 3 page paper discussing you personal understanding on what a truly Biblical marriage is to be like. Support your ideas with specific Bible verses. If you are married, is your marriage a Biblical marriage and if not how could you change it to be one? If you are not married, how would you achieve a Biblical marriage in your future? Do not just repeat back what has been discussed on your DVDs or from the text books but integrate what you have learned with your own ideas and Biblical knowledge.
4. Write a 5 page paper discussing how you would help resolve a particular marriage and family problem. Find additional information or research on the subject. Do not just repeat back what has been discussed in the class but integrate what you have learned with your own ideas and Biblical knowledge.
5. FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY. Write a 7 page paper discussing how you would use attachment theory to help resolve a different marriage and family problem. Find additional information or research on the subject. For more information on on attachment see Safe Haven Marriage by Archibald D. Hart and Sarah Hart Morris or Attachments by Tim Clinton and Gary Sibcy. Do not just repeat back what has been discussed in the class but integrate what you have learned with your own ideas and Biblical knowledge.
6. Take the open book test which will be E-mailed to you when you obtain these materials. You may use your notes, book, or the DVDs for reference.
7. Submit your papers and final examination to Word of Life Institute for grading. Remember to include the class critique form so that we can have your input on improving this course. Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you wish us to return your papers and final examination grade.
Book: Hidden Keys to a Loving Lasting Marriage $12.99
Truly joyful marriages are a lot of work! In Hidden Keys of a Loving, Lasting Marriage, best-selling author Gary Smalley shares the principles of strong marriages. He points out the common problems between husbands and wives. And he shows how to turn those troubles into teamwork. This book is a combination of Smalley’s earlier published works, If Only He Knew and For Better or For Best. The first half of the book discusses the husband’s part in building a successful relationship. The second half of the book shows how wives can nurture their marriages. Good marriages require both husband and wife working together to understand, appreciate, and honor one another. This book shows you how to do just that.
Book: Love and Respect by Emerson Eggrichs $24.99
Discover the Single Greatest Secret to a Successful Marriage. Psychological studies affirm it, and the Bible has been saying it for ages. Cracking the communication code between husband and wife involves understanding one thing: that unconditional respect is as powerful for him as unconditional love is for her. It's the secret to marriage that every couple seeks, and yet few couples ever find. Using Dr. Eggerich's breakthrough techniques, couples nationwide are achieving a brand-new level of intimacy and learning how to: - stop the Crazy Cycle of conflict - initiate the Energizing Cycle of change - enjoy the Rewarded Cycle of new passion. And if you'll take this biblically based counsel to heart, your marriage could be next!
5 DVD Widescreen with wireless mike 2008 set: Marriage and Family Counseling by Troy Reiner $85.00
Both books and 5 DVD Widescreen 2008 set: $115.00