Course Lecturer: CAFT 604 – Contemporary Issues in Couple & Family Therapy

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Name of Hiring Unit: School of Social Work

Course: CAFT 604 – Contemporary Issues in Couple & Family Therapy, Section 001, CRN 1386

Term/Time/Location: Winter 2026, Thursday, 11:35-14:25, BIRKS 105

Number of Credits, Number of Course Hours, Value of Contract: 3, 39, $11,479

TQRs:

• PhD degree or Equivalent in mental health field (i.e., Psychology, Social Work, Counselling Psychology)
• MSW or MA in mental health field or equivalent with a minimum 8 years of clinical experience focused on assessment and treatment of couples & families
• Bilingual
• Supervisory Experience (AAMFT approved supervisor or equivalent) – minimum 8 years of supervisory experience in the area of couple and family psychotherapy
• Psychotherapy Permit Professional Order of Psychologists of Quebec (OPQ)
• Completed Graduate or Post-graduate training in couple and family therapy in an accredited university or training center
• Expertise in family diversity and couple and family psychotherapy

Demonstrated clinical expertise and teaching supervisory experience in the following areas:

• Advanced knowledge of the major approaches, interventions, current issues and trends, and research in couples and family therapy.
• Advanced training in working with couples and families dealing with the challenges of living in contemporary society.
• Knowledge of the intersections between diversity and mental health/mental illness.
• Understanding of the challenges to the assessment process when clients of diverse backgrounds present with issues related to mental illness.
• Expertise in couple and family therapy in the following areas:
  • gender roles in contemporary couples and the impact of divergent gender identities on the assessment and treatment process;
  • separation and divorce with an emphasis on legal issues in custody and access;
  • single parent families;
  • reconstituted families;
  • same sex couples and families;
  • gender non-conforming children and their families;
  • inter-cultural families;
  • monogamous versus open relationships;
  • rural family issues; and,
  • legal and family issues in adoption and foster families.
• Roles, responsibilities and functions of couple and family counselors in a variety of contemporary and diverse family circumstances.
• Knowledge of family, couple and child development across the life cycle through the documented experiences of contemporary families.
• Understanding of new family models, learning supportive interventions for new families and the legal and social issues facing these families, couples and children living in non-«traditional» circumstances and relationships.
• Knowledge of current literature that outlines theories, approaches, strategies, and techniques shown to be effective in working within these diverse family systems.
• Critical analysis and Application of framework for understanding the impact on the clinical process of client, worker and system characteristics including race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and culture.
• Knowledge of the effects of provincial and national laws, policies, programs, and services on diverse families as they emerge.

Demonstrated clinical & teaching experience in the following competencies:

Professional Order of Social Workers and Couple and Family Therapists of Québec (OTSTCFQ):

1. Establish treatment suitability for psychotherapy and the reserved and shared acts OTSTCFQ

2. Conduct a clinical evaluation

3. Develop a treatment plan

4. Implement psychotherapeutic treatment

5. Ensure collaborative partnerships

6. Respect the ethical and legal parameters of the profession of couple and family therapy

7. Contribute to the evolution of practice and evolution of the profession.

Reserved Acts:

• Custody Evaluation and Access
• Adoption Evaluation

AAMFT:

• Domain 1: Admission to Treatment
• Domain 2: Clinical Assessment & Diagnosis
• Domain 3: Treatment Planning and Case Management AAMFT
• Domain 4: Therapeutic Interventions AAMFT
• Domain 5: Legal Issues, Ethics and Standards AAMFT

Professional Order of Psychologists of Quebec (OPQ)

• Classification of Mental Disorders (12 hours)
• Legal, Organizational and Ethics (12 hours)

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2025-10-15

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