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Upcoming Events

Graduate Programs Open House

Clinical Psychology

Marriage & Family Therapy

Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Join us at our next School of Psychology, Family, and Community Graduate Programs Open House event:

Date:  Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Time: 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Location:  Marston 127

Our master's, and doctoral programs are designed to meet the exacting standards of our professional guilds; and they bring vital expressions of Christian faith to rigorous training, substantive research, and effective practice of psychological and therapeutic disciplines.

• Talk one-on-one with graduate program representatives who will get you started in the right direction.
  

• Find out how you can begin coursework before formally applying.

• Get face-to-face answers to all your questions.

This is an informal open house.  So feel free to drop in at your convenience.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS
Marston Hall is building #37 on the campus map.

Free parking is available in any campus lot after 4:00 p.m.

For more information or to reserve your space, call (206) 281-2918.

Upcoming Deadlines

Graduate Program Application Deadlines

Clinical Psychology
Deadline is 12/15/12.

Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Master’s deadline is 2/15/11; Doctoral deadline is 1/15/12.

Marriage & Family Therapy
Deadline is 1/22/12.

Previous Events

"Becoming Soul Mates" 2011

The School of Psychology, Family, and Community (SPFC) at Seattle Pacific University (SPU) was pleased to host “Becoming Soul Mates,” January 15, 2011. Held for its third year at SPU, this event was a resounding success with 255 couples registering for the event.

This entertaining, thought-provoking, and immeasurably practical seminar was led by two of America's leading relationship experts — SPU's own professor of psychology Les Parrott and marriage and family therapist Leslie Parrott. New this year, the event featured workshops taught by expert faculty members from the School of Psychology, Family, and Community offered during morning and afternoon sessions. Workshops included: Dancing in the Sheets: Claiming God's Gift of Sexual Passion in Marriage; Married for Good: The 5 Hidden Secrets of Lasting Love; and, Childproofing Your Marriage — At Any Stage. Les and Leslie presented Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts — For Newly and Nearlyweds, and, Becoming a Marriage Mentor Couple.

Les and Leslie Parrott kicked-off the day engaging the audience with humor and thought provoking insights. Attendees then moved to their choice of morning workshop offered at different locations around the Seattle Pacific University campus. Lunch was provided after which participants then enjoyed an after-noon workshop. All seminar attendees gathered back together and Les and Leslie closed the event. Every participant received a hardcover copy of Les’ and Leslie’s book “Love Talk.” SYMBIS workshop attendees also received a copy of “Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts.”

All seminar attendees received a copy of f Les' and Leslie's book "Love Talk." Gift certificates to restaurants, gift baskets and books on romance were given out as door prizes.  Whether dating, engaged, newly wed or married for decades, there were valuable tips and tools offered during this all day seminar. 

SPFC plans to offer this seminar annually. 

The next - January 14, 2012. 

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2011 SPFC Research Conference

Awards Luncheon &

Lecture on Faith & Professional Practice

Student Research Conference

Wednesday, May 25, 2011, the School of Psychology, Family and Community held its 8th Annual Student Research Conference, Awards Ceremony and Lecture on Faith & Professional Practice. This yearly event allows undergraduate Psychology and graduate students in Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Psychology, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology to showcase their research, attend student research sessions, celebrate student achievements and explore ways in which they can integrate their faith and learning.

2011 Lecture on the Integration of Faith & Professional Practice

With invited lecturer
James Furrow, Ph.D.

"Sacred Ties in Uncertain Times: Rebuilding Bonds Through Emotionally Focused Therapy"

Exploring how couples and families can establish secure connections to each other, even in the midst of anxiety and insecurity — and how this is part of God’s design.

About our speaker: James Furrow, Ph.D. is Evelyn and Frank Freed associate professor of marital and family therapy and chair of the School of Psychology’s Department of Marriage and Family at Fuller Theological Seminary.  With a background in marriage and family therapy, Furrow's research interests focus on couples therapy, interpersonal relationships, and positive youth development.  He is a clinical member and an approved supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, a member of the National Council on Family Relations, and a Certified Family Life Educator. He is also a certified practitioner, supervisor, and trainer of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT).  Furrow is co-editor of the forth coming EFT Casebook:  New Directions in Treating Couples and co-author of Becoming an Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist:  The Workbook.  His work has been published in Applied Developmental Science, Developmental Psychology, the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, the Journal of Systemic Therapies, and Psychology and Spirituality among others.  He is co-developer of theEFTzone, a training program in the EFT approach.  He lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife and three children.