As my work with clients continues, my intent is to develop my process of therapy to reach beyond the previous “one-size-fits-all” mentality (Nichols & Schwartz, 2008) and to respond to the complexities of family interactions and improve the belief and practice that formerly isolated and focused on the individual and individual behavior. The Master of Science Degree from Friends University supports that intent.
The required 500 hours of clinical experience has allowed me to apply the various theories, techniques and skills taught in the curriculum. Although my primary application of specific theories have emerged in my work including the Bowenian perception of the family as “an emotional unit” (Nichols & Schwartz, 2008), the Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation (FIRO) model (Schutz, 1958), Motivational Interviewing (Miller & Rollnick, 2002), and the defining tasks of the “experiential” theories of Emotion-Focused and Internal Family Systems theories I have exposure and training in a variety of theories which allows me to considers and work with the growing “complexities” of the family and will facilitate help and healing to my clients in a more meaningful and powerful way.
