Graduate Counseling Study Abroad in Argentina: Spring Semester, 2010 |
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| Buenos Aires, Argentina |  |
Dates class will be in Argentina: March 10 - 22, 2010 Course dates: Jan. 15 - April 30 |
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Courses: COU 6399 -70 (3 credits) Special Topics COU 6399 -71 (3 credits) Special Topics |
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| Program Overview | |
This program is designed to provide graduate counseling students the opportunity to gain first-hand experience in a multicultural setting. Students will participate in the World International Therapy Association Congress and attend a 4-day seminar with the influential and popular therapist Dr. Marty Klein. |
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| Academics | |
| Courses | COU 6399 -70 (3 credits) Special Topics: Multicultural and systemic approaches in treating sexual issues COU 6399 -71 (3 credits) Special Topics: Multicultural approach towards treating families with children and adolescents |
| Course Descriptions | COU 6399-70 is a sexuality related course. Dr. Klein is a certified sex therapist. Students will participate in his seminar “Diagnosis & treatment of sexual issues: systemic, psycho-social, & counter-intuitive approaches”. This seminar will address both sexual issues as well as family therapy approach to treat them. COU 6399-71 Students will meet the requirements for this class by listening to world known family therapists and researchers from all over the world. They will also interact each day with students and professionals from across South America and Europe, discussing family therapy issues from various cultural perspectives. During this trip students will also have number of cultural excursions which will help them increase their cultural awareness. |
| Syllabus | TBA |
| About the Instructor | |
Dr. Ruzgyte received her Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy at Texas Woman’s University. She grew up in Lithuania and came to the United States 10 years ago. Her professional interests include teaching, research, and the private practice of psychotherapy and couples counseling. Her current, ongoing research project is “Sexuality in Post-Soviet Countries”. She has been traveling to the former Soviet republics, collecting data and investigating how social change affects individual sexuality.
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| About the Featured Lecturer | |
Dr. Klein has written five books and over 100 articles on sexuality and other clinical family therapy issues. He is frequently quoted by television and the popular press, such as The New York Times and Newsweek. He has been qualified as an expert witness in both state and federal courts in sexuality, sex therapy, sexual behavior. Each year he trains psychologists, physicians, teachers, and other professionals in a wide range of settings, from religious groups to universities, state psychological associations, and bio-medical research. |
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| Program Details | |
| World International Family Therapy Association Congress | |
During the program, students will be attending the World International Family Therapy Association Congress, being held at the same hotel as the program accommodation. From the conference website: "Come join us at the congress that brings together preeminent thinkers and scholars in the field of family therapy and deals with issues regarding the crucial role that family therapy plays in process of coexistence, healing, and reconciliation as it relates to trauma, violence, abuse, and suffering throughout the world." |
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Accommodations |
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| Students will stay in the "El Cento" section of Buenos Aires, at the Panamericano Buenos Aires Hotel & Resort. Students will share a double room at the hotel. | |
| Meals | |
| Breakfast will be provided by the hotel. No other meals are included. The hotel is located within walking distance of many restaurants. | |
| Program Fees | ||
Program fees for students who will be getting credit for two graduate level courses |
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| Payment | Amount | Due Date |
| Study Abroad Program Fee | $950 | $300 deposit due by $650 balance due |
| Tuition & Course Fees (6 Graduate Counseling course hours) |
Per Texas Wesleyan billing schedule for Spring Semester. |
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| *A limited number of single rooms are available for an additional $900. | ||
| What is Included | |
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| What is NOT Included | |
Lunch, dinner, trip cancellation insurance, travel protection insurance, lost luggage insurance. |
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| How to Apply | |
| 1) Download enrollment packet |  |
| 2) Read entire packet carefully | |
3) Complete entire enrollment packet (incomplete packets will not be accepted) |
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| 4) Mail or turn in completed packet to the international programs office | |
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Buenos Aires |
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Obelisco, Buenos Aires |
