CNS 110 — Systems Counseling

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Counseling & Family Systems

CNS 110 — Systems Counseling

See people in context. Learn to assess patterns, roles, and boundaries in couples and families, and practice systemic interventions rooted in biblical wisdom and clinical skill.

What You’ll Learn


Systems Lens

Shift from individual pathology to interactional patterns, feedback loops, and homeostasis.

Bowenian Concepts

Differentiation of self, triangles, multigenerational transmission, and emotional cutoffs.

Structural & Strategic Models

Map subsystems, boundaries, alliances; use enactments, reframes, directives.

Genograms & Assessment

Chart three generations, roles, rules, culture, and spiritual dynamics.

Communication Patterns

Identify escalating cycles, pursue/withdraw, criticism/defensiveness, and repair.

Faith-Integrated Care

Apply Scripture-informed ethics, forgiveness, covenant, and reconciliation practices.

Curriculum Overview


Module 1 — Family Systems Foundations

History of systems thinking, circular causality, assessment interviews, and case conceptualization.

Module 2 — Bowen Theory in Practice

Genograms, triangles, coaching differentiation, and anxiety regulation techniques.

Module 3 — Structural & Strategic Interventions

Joining, mapping, enactments, boundary making, tasks/directives, and reframing cycles.

Module 4 — Ethics, Culture & Faith Integration

Multicultural systems, power & safety, confidentiality with families, and biblical reconciliation practices.

Instructor

Damion Barrett

Damion Barrett

Trains counselors to think systemically—bringing clinical rigor and Christ-centered compassion to couples and family work.

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Equip your counseling with a systems lens that honors people, families, and the God who restores them.

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