the marriage and family therapy program

Campus candid

Program Requirements

The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education. To comply with this accreditation, the student must meet program requirements in order to be granted the M.F.T. degree. A minimum of 60 credits is required for graduation.

Ten (10) core courses in marriage and family therapy theory and practice:

  1. MFT 597: Family of Origin
  2. MFT 586: Family and Individual Development Over the Life Cycle
  3. MFT 598: Family Systems Theory I
  4. MFT 588: Family Assessment 
  5. MFT 610: Couples Therapy
  6. MFT 658: Topics in Family Studies
  7. MFT 668: Family Systems Theory II
  8. SWK 552: Psychopathology
  9. MFT 673: (1.5 credits) Treatment Issues in MFT: Integrating Spirituality and Religion
  10. MFT 548: (1.5 credits) Introduction to Clinic Policies and Procedures


Five (5) clinical courses which involve a combination of work in an agency setting and at the university's Family Therapy Clinic:

  1. MFT 562 MFT Practicum I in Beginning Case Management and Clinical Skill Development
  2. MFT 563 MFT Practicum II in Beginning Case Management and Clinical Skill Development
  3. MFT 662 MFT Internship in Intermediate Case Management and Clinical Skill Development
  4. MFT 663 MFT Internship in Advanced Case Management and Clinical Skill Development I
  5. MFT 664 MFT Internship in Advanced Case Management and Clinical Skill Development II

 

Two (2) general professional courses which include:

  1. MFT 620: Professional, Ethical and Legal Issues in MFT
  2. MFT 672: Understanding the Treatment of Substance Addictions in Couples and Families 


One (1) research course:

  1. MFT 587: Marriage and Family Therapy Research                                                                                 

 

Two (2) Gestalt Therapy training courses:

  1. MFT 505: Gestalt Therapy Training - Introduction
  2. MFT 506: Gestalt Therapy Training - Intermediate

Elective Gestalt Therapy courses:

  1. MFT 507: Gestalt Therapy Training - Advanced
  2. MFT 508: Gestalt Theory I: Introduction to Gestalt Theory/Practice
  3. MFT 509: Advanced Gestalt Theory/Practice

 

Students are expected to become members of their professional organization at the appropriate level. In addition to academic requirements, continuance in the program is contingent upon positive ongoing faculty evaluation of academic performance, therapist attributes, and appropriateness of reaction and responses in real and/or simulated situations.