Marital and Family Therapies PSYCHOLOGY 473 SPRING 1998  

Professor:  Robert L. Weiss, Ph.D.	Office:  385 Straub Hall
Class Time:  TU, 9:30-10:50	Room:  146 Straub Hall
E-Mail:  rlweiss@oregon.uoregon.edu	Listserv:  marriage@oregon.uoregon.edu

 

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Lecture  Notes	Publications	Course Papers
Journal Clubs	Marriage Humor	Intresting Places
Motet	Links	Home Page

  
                                           Syllabus:

•  Warnings and Disclaimers
• Course Objectives
• Course Requirements
• Grading
• Important Dates and Information
• Email Listserv Setup Information
• Schedule
• Reading Schedule
• Course Readings
• Web Homework
• Motet

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Links to Marital Research and Therapy Sources :

• Marital Research & Therapy SUNY at Stony Brook
• Family Studies Center U. of New Hampshire
•  Marital Research Allegheny University
• UCLA Newlywed Project
• U. Washington Center for Clinical Research

Professional and Scientific Associations

• Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (ABBT)
• AABT  Couples Research & Therapy Special Interest Group
• American Association of  Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT)
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• American Psychological Society (APS)
• Society for the Scientific Study of  Clinical Psychology (SSCP)

 

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Lecture Notes
      Introduction:

• Intro Notes

    Section I: Models 

• Individual
• Dyadic
• Systems
• Study Guide for Section I

    Section II: Assessment & Methodology

• Introduction to validity issues
• Self-report methods
• Behavioral observation methodologyI
• Study Guide for Section II

 Section III: Intervention

• Consumers' Guide to Evaluating Tx
• Communication Based Therapies
• Prevention/Enrichment
• Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches

  Section IV: Special Topics

• Psychopathology and marriage
• Spouse abuse
• Depression and marriage

     Section V: Outcome Evaluation

• Process and Outcome Measurements
• Ethics

    Publications:

• Weiss Marital Publications
• Newspaper Articles and Abstracts
• Psych Web (a must visit!)

  Course Papers:

• Writing Links
• Section Draft Papers
• Example of Section I Draft
• Examples of Section II Drafts
• Example of Section III Draft 

   Journal Clubs:

• Articles
• Presentations
• Rating Sheet

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  Marriage Humor

• Children Tell it Like it Is
• Gender & Cognitions
• Rock Therapy
• Roger & Elaine

  Interesting Places to Visit:          

• Advances in Medical Quackery 
• Coalition for Marriage, Family, and Couples Education
• Couples Place (Commercial)
• Domestic Violence
• Humor Overload
• Picture Gallery
• Prevention Science Clearing House

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 Last update 5/19./98