Southern's Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) program is a clinically focused training program offering rigorous academics, personalized clinical supervision, and a focus on self-of-the-therapist development. We value diversity, cultural competency, and experiential learning. In addition to coursework grounding students in systems theory and human development, students gain experience seeing clients under the eye of seasoned AAMFT-approved supervisors. Additional learning takes place in a mandatory year-long internship at an off-campus clinical placement.
Prior to starting, students choose between identical courses offered in a track that is either on-ground or online. The on-ground track, offered in either two or three years of study, includes clinical coursework in the program’s on-site clinic coupled with off-campus placement. The online track, offered exclusively in a two-year format, features clinical casework completed exclusively in off-campus placement, coupled with supervision from the program’s AAMFT-approved supervisors. Based on accreditation stipulations, students cannot move between tracks.
SCSU MFT graduates are eligible for Connecticut licensure, clinical membership in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and find employment in various settings, including:
- Community mental health facilities
- Youth service agencies
- Hospital outpatient clinics
- Domestic violence programs
- Private practice
- Substance abuse programs
- Youth service programs
Our program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE). COAMFTE accreditation is the seal of credibility, rigor and quality within MFT training programs. COAMFTE accreditation ensures excellence in education as exemplified by our Graduate Achievement Data Table.
As a program committed to social equity in the practice of couple and family therapy, we value and foster a diverse community of students, faculty and staff. View statistics reflecting the diversity of our program.