Section II: Depth-Oriented Social Work & Family Systems

Depth-Oriented Social Work & Family Systems Duration: 8 Weeks Course Description: This course explores depth-oriented and humanistic approaches to social work and family systems, emphasizing cultural responsiveness, liberation-oriented frameworks, intersubjectivity, and systemic healing. Drawing on psychoanalytic, existential, and integrative theories, students will investigate how to foster meaningful and transformative work with individuals, couples, families, and communities. Learning Objectives By the end of the course, participants will be able to: 1. Integrate humanistic and depth-oriented theories into social work and family systems practices. 2. Apply existential-integrative and community psychoanalytic frameworks to work with individuals and families. 3. Engage in difficult dialogues around culture, power, and identity in systemic work. 4. Design culturally grounded, liberatory interventions for underserved communities. 5. Analyze complex cases through a humanistic, relational, and systemic lens.