This course provides an opportunity for students, to do in-depth exploration of specialized topics, or practices related to ecopsychology and to gain, experience in various roles such as counselor,, therapist, educator, activist, consultant, or, researcher. Course focus and format varies given, year and instructor. This course integrates critical geography into the practice of family therapy/counseling focusing on the impact of space and place; offering "family cartography" as a therapeutic tool. Participants explore 1) privacy, personal space, social interactions, 2) safety in community and social life, 3) relationships between social class and mobility, 4) dynamics of boundaries and resistance, and (5) relevance of these for case conceptualization and treatment planning.
- Teacher: Carmen Knudson-Martin